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CVE-2023-21608

CVE-2023-21608HIGH

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC resetForm Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   N   R  U  H  H  H    7.8   .6148   99.1   YES

AFFECTED
  Product         Versions       Fixed
  Acrobat Reader  unspecified –  —

TIMELINE
  Dec 1   Reserved by adobe
  Jan 18  Published (CNA: adobe)
  Oct 10  Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2023-10-31

CWE-416 · CNA: adobe · CVSS v3.1 · 2 references · KEV due October 31, 2023

Description

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.003.20282 (and earlier), 22.003.20281 (and earlier) and 20.005.30418 (and earlier) are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
December 1, 2022	Reserved	Reserved by adobe
January 18, 2023	Published	Published (CNA: adobe)
October 10, 2023	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2023-10-31

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Adobe	Acrobat Reader	—	unspecified	—

Weaknesses

CWE-416

References (2)

Authoritative record: CVE-2023-21608 at cve.org

Vendors: adobe

Weaknesses: CWE-416

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