Access of uninitialized pointer in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2023-38234
Published: August 8, 2023 / Updated: August 15, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79197
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-2023-38234
CWE-ID: CWE-824
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Detailed vulnerability description
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 trick the victim to open a specially
crafted PDF file, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary
code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-38234
Install updates from vendor's website.