SB2022101158 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Reader
Published: October 11, 2022 Updated: October 17, 2022
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 6 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-35691)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted PDF file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38437)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted PDF file, trigger a use-after-free error and gain access to sensitive information.
3) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38450)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling PDF files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted PDF file, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
4) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42339)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling PDF files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted PDF file, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
5) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38449)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted JP2 images, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
6) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42342)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.