CVE-2022-38437

Adobe Acrobat Reader Use After Free Memory leak

CVE-2022-38437 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 22.003.20258, released September 29, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.5
No vendor severity
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0263
85th percentile

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.002.20212 (and earlier) and 20.005.30381 (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.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Windows apps
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 22.003.20258 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 22.003.20258 Sep 29, 2022
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (64-bit) 22.003.20258 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (64-bit) 22.003.20258 Sep 29, 2022

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