Vulnerability · Published Mar 18, 2022 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2022-24092Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Font Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds write 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 4.5% (higher than 92% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)4.5%top 8.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Acrobat Reader DC version 21.007.20099 (and earlier), 20.004.30017 (and earlier) and 17.011.30204 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious font file.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Adobe Acrobat Reader unspecified – through 21.007.20099unspecified – through 20.004.30017unspecified – through 17.011.30204unspecified – through None

Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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