Vulnerability · Published Aug 11, 2022 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2022-35668Adobe Acrobat Reader Improper Input Validation Memory leak

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity improper input validation 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 4.3% (higher than 91% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)4.3%top 8.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.001.20169 (and earlier), 20.005.30362 (and earlier) and 17.012.30249 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Input Validation 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 22.001.20169unspecified – through 20.005.30362unspecified – through 17.012.30249unspecified – through None

Weakness: CWE-20 · 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/apsb22-39.html x_refsource_MISC