CVE-2023-38236
MediumCVSS 5.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
High risk82th percentile - higher than 82% of all known CVEs
Summary
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20244 (and earlier) and 20.005.30467 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read 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
An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR, increasing the risk of sensitive data disclosure. Organizations should be aware that users may inadvertently open malicious 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 from unknown sources.
Original NVD description (English source)
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20244 (and earlier) and 20.005.30467 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read 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.