Use-after-free in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2022-28240
Published: April 12, 2022 / Updated: May 4, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU62173
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28240
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when handling Annotation objects in PDF files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted PDF file, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Affected software
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat
How to mitigate CVE-2022-28240
Install updates from vendor's website.
Adobe Reader - addressed in versions 17.012.30227, 17.012.30229, 20.005.30331, 20.005.30334, 22.001.20112, 22.001.20117
Adobe Acrobat - addressed in versions 17.012.30227, 17.012.30229, 20.005.30331, 20.005.30334, 22.001.20112, 22.001.20117
Adobe Acrobat - addressed in versions 17.012.30227, 17.012.30229, 20.005.30331, 20.005.30334, 22.001.20112, 22.001.20117