Advisory Details

May 10th, 2022

Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Doc buttonSetIcon Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI-22-754
ZDI-CAN-17012

CVE ID CVE-2022-28837
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 Pro DC
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Adobe Acrobat Pro 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 handling of Doc objects. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. 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/apsb22-16.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2022-03-30 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2022-05-10 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
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