CVE-2022-27791 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Font Parsing Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Attacker can execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a malicious PDF file in Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-27791?
CVE-2022-27791 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, published on 11 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Acrobat Reader DC versions 22.001.20085 (and earlier), 20.005.3031x (and earlier) and 17.012.30205 (and earlier) is affected by a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability due to insecure processing of a font, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction in that a victim must open a crafted .pdf file
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27791?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Dc, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc.
How do I fix CVE-2022-27791?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27791 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2022-27791 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27791 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m787-99w3-4r77.