Advisory Details

August 14th, 2023

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC PDF Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI-23-1084
ZDI-CAN-21494

CVE ID CVE-2023-38248
CVSS SCORE 3.3, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Acrobat Reader DC
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Adobe has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-30.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2023-07-13 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2023-08-14 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Anonymous
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