Out-of-bounds read in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2022-44517

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when handling Annotation objects. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Affected software

How to mitigate CVE-2022-44517

External References

• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-733/
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-16.html

Related Security Bulletins

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Reader