CVE-2022-28262 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Annotation Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit an out-of-bounds read in Adobe Acrobat Reader to disclose memory and bypass ASLR by tricking a user into opening a malicious file.

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-2022-28262?

CVE-2022-28262 is a medium-severity 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 version 22.001.2011x (and earlier), 20.005.3033x (and earlier) and 17.012.3022x (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. 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.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-28262?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Dc, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc.

How do I fix CVE-2022-28262?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-28262 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-28262 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-28262 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Adobe Acrobat vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9f53-hmgp-rj49.

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