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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-38234
CVE-2023-38234:
Adobe Acrobat Reader Continuous vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20244 (and earlier) and 20.005.30467 (and earlier) are affected by an Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability identified as CVE-2023-38234. The vulnerability was disclosed on August 10, 2023, and affects both Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader products (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists within the parsing of embedded fonts and results from the lack of proper initialization of memory prior to accessing it. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-824 (Access of Uninitialized Pointer) (ZDI).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute malicious code with the same privileges as the compromised application (NVD, ZDI).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe has issued a security update to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update their Adobe Acrobat and Reader installations to the latest versions available through the official Adobe security advisory (Adobe Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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