Access of Uninitialized Pointer in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2023-44365

 

Access of Uninitialized Pointer in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2023-44365

Published: November 14, 2023 / Updated: November 16, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU83086
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-44365
CWE-ID: CWE-824
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing PDF files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF document, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-44365

Install updates from vendor's website.

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