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CVE-2022-28253:
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 affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. The vulnerability was disclosed on May 11, 2022, and was assigned CVE-2022-28253 (NVD, Adobe Security).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) with a CVSS v2.0 score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). The issue occurs when parsing certain elements within the Adobe Acrobat Reader software (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could potentially lead to information disclosure through memory exposure when processing specially crafted PDF documents (Adobe Security).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update to the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader (Adobe Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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