Actively exploited in the wild
Adobe Acrobat and Reader Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Adobe - Acrobat and Reader · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2023-10-10. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CVE-2023-21608
HighCVSS 7.8KEVSummary
A Use After Free vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.003.20282 (and earlier), 22.003.20281 (and earlier), and 20.005.30418 (and earlier) could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction, as the victim must open a malicious file.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could execute malicious code with the privileges of the logged-in user, potentially leading to data theft or further system compromise.
Recommendation
Update Adobe Acrobat Reader to the latest version and avoid opening PDF files from untrusted sources.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat Reader
See all- CVE-2017-3123High
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 2017.009.20058 and earlier, 2017.008.30051 and earlier, 2015.006.30306 and earlier, and 11.0.20 and earlier contain an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the image conversion engine when processing Enhanced Metafile Format (EMF) data drawing position definition. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2017-3121High
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 2017.009.20058 and earlier, 2017.008.30051 and earlier, 2015.006.30306 and earlier, and 11.0.20 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the Enhanced Metafile Format (EMF) parser. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2017-3120High
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 2017.009.20058 and earlier, 2017.008.30051 and earlier, 2015.006.30306 and earlier, and 11.0.20 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the XFA parsing engine when handling certain types of internal instructions. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2017-3119High
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 2017.009.20058 and earlier, 2017.008.30051 and earlier, 2015.006.30306 and earlier, and 11.0.20 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the Acrobat/Reader 11.0.19 engine. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2017-3117High
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 2017.009.20058 and earlier, 2017.008.30051 and earlier, 2015.006.30306 and earlier, and 11.0.20 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow vulnerability in the plugin that handles links within PDF files. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2017-3116High
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 2017.009.20058 and earlier, 2017.008.30051 and earlier, 2015.006.30306 and earlier, and 11.0.20 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the MakeAccessible plugin when parsing TrueType font data. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2017-3113High
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 2017.009.20058 and earlier, 2017.008.30051 and earlier, 2015.006.30306 and earlier, and 11.0.20 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the JavaScript engine when creating large strings. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2017-3016High
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 2017.009.20058 and earlier, 2017.008.30051 and earlier, 2015.006.30306 and earlier, and 11.0.20 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2017-11271High
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 2017.009.20058 and earlier, 2017.008.30051 and earlier, 2015.006.30306 and earlier, and 11.0.20 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the image conversion engine when processing Enhanced Metafile Format (EMF) data. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2017-11270High
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 2017.009.20058 and earlier, 2017.008.30051 and earlier, 2015.006.30306 and earlier, and 11.0.20 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the image conversion engine when processing Enhanced Metafile Format (EMF) private data representing icons. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.