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CVE-2022-28242: 
Adobe Acrobat Reader Continuous vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 22.001.2011x (and earlier), 20.005.3033x (and earlier), and 17.012.3022x (and earlier) were found to contain a use-after-free vulnerability. This security flaw was assigned CVE-2022-28242 and was disclosed in May 2022 (Adobe Security, NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a use-after-free (UAF) issue, which occurs when a program continues to use a pointer after it has been freed. The vulnerability received a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a Critical severity level with the vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (Adobe Security).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The attack requires user interaction, specifically requiring the victim to open a malicious file (CVE Mitre).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability in affected versions of Acrobat Reader DC. Users are advised to update to the latest version of the software to mitigate this security risk (Adobe Security).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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