CVE-2023-38230
MediumCVSS 5.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
High risk84th percentile - higher than 84% of all known CVEs
Summary
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20244 (and earlier) and 20.005.30467 (and earlier) are affected by a Use-After-Free vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Risk Assessment
Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to bypass mitigations such as ASLR, increasing the risk of sensitive data disclosure. Organizations should be aware of the potential threats associated with opening unknown files.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update Adobe Acrobat Reader to the latest version to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability. Additionally, users should be educated about opening files only from trusted sources.
Original NVD description (English source)
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20244 (and earlier) and 20.005.30467 (and earlier) are affected by a Use-After-Free vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.