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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-28237
CVE-2022-28237:
Adobe Acrobat Reader Continuous vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 22.001.20085 (and earlier), 20.005.3031x (and earlier), and 17.012.30205 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of annotations that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The vulnerability was disclosed on May 11, 2022 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a use-after-free (UAF) vulnerability that occurs specifically during the processing of annotations in Adobe Acrobat Reader. The severity of this vulnerability is rated as HIGH with a CVSS v2.0 base score of 9.3 (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The exploitation requires user interaction, specifically requiring a victim to open a malicious file (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users should update to the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC as detailed in Adobe's security bulletin (Adobe Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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