CVE-2022-38449
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CVE-2022-38449 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.002.20212 (and earlier) and 20.005.30381 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. EPSS estimates a 2.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.002.20212 (and earlier) and 20.005.30381 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Acrobat Dc | >= 15.008.20082, < 22.003.20258 |
| Adobe | Acrobat Reader Dc | >= 15.008.20082, < 22.003.20258 |
| Adobe | Acrobat | >= 20.001.30005, < 20.005.30407 |
| Adobe | Acrobat Reader | >= 20.001.30005, < 20.005.30407 |
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