Vulnerability · Published Oct 14, 2022 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2022-38449Adobe Acrobat Reader DC JP2 File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity out-of-bounds read in Acrobat Reader from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.2% (higher than 82% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)2.2%top 17.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.002.20212 (and earlier) and 20.005.30381 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. 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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	Acrobat Reader	unspecified – through 20.005.30381unspecified – through 22.002.20212unspecified – through None

Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-46.html