Access of uninitialized pointer in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2022-27794
Published: April 12, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU62194
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-2022-27794
CWE-ID: CWE-824
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing PDF files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat
How to mitigate CVE-2022-27794
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