Headline
CVE-2022-34239: Adobe Security Bulletin
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.001.20142 (and earlier), 20.005.30334 (and earlier) and 17.012.30229 (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.
Security update available for Adobe Acrobat and Reader | APSB22-32
Bulletin ID
Date Published
Priority
APSB22-32
July 12, 2022
2
Summary
Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Acrobat and Reader for Windows and macOS. These updates address multiple critical, and important vulnerabilities. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution and memory leak.
Affected Versions
Product
Track
Affected Versions
Platform
Acrobat DC
Continuous
22.001.20142 and earlier versions
Windows & macOS
Acrobat Reader DC
Continuous
22.001.20142 and earlier versions
Windows & macOS
Acrobat 2020
Classic 2020
20.005.30334 and earlier versions
(Win)
20.005.30331 and earlier versions
(Mac)
Windows & macOS
Acrobat Reader 2020
Classic 2020
20.005.30334 and earlier versions
(Win)
20.005.30331 and earlier versions
(Mac)
Windows & macOS
Acrobat 2017
Classic 2017
17.012.30229 and earlier versions
(Win)
17.012.30227 and earlier versions
(Mac)
Windows & macOS
Acrobat Reader 2017
Classic 2017
17.012.30229 and earlier versions
(Win)
17.012.30227 and earlier versions
(Mac)
Windows & macOS
For questions regarding Acrobat DC, please visit the Acrobat DC FAQ page.
Solution
Adobe recommends users update their software installations to the latest versions by following the instructions below.
The latest product versions are available to end users via one of the following methods:
Users can update their product installations manually by choosing Help > Check for Updates.
The products will update automatically, without requiring user intervention, when updates are detected.
The full Acrobat Reader installer can be downloaded from the Acrobat Reader Download Center.
For IT administrators (managed environments):
Refer to the specific release note version for links to installers.
Install updates via your preferred methodology, such as AIP-GPO, bootstrapper, SCUP/SCCM (Windows), or on macOS, Apple Remote Desktop and SSH.
Adobe categorizes these updates with the following priority ratings and recommends users update their installation to the newest version:
Product
Track
Updated Versions
Platform
Priority Rating
Availability
Acrobat DC
Continuous
22.001.20169
Windows and macOS
2
Release Notes
Acrobat Reader DC
Continuous
22.001.20169
Windows and macOS
2
Release Notes
Acrobat 2020
Classic 2020
20.005.30362
Windows and macOS
2
Release Notes
Acrobat Reader 2020
Classic 2020
20.005.30362
Windows and macOS
2
Release Notes
Acrobat 2017
Classic 2017
17.012.30249
Windows and macOS
2
Release Notes
Acrobat Reader 2017
Classic 2017
17.012.30249
Windows and macOS
2
Release Notes
Vulnerability Details
Vulnerability Category
Vulnerability Impact
Severity
CVSS base score
CVSS vector
CVE Number
Use After Free (CWE-416)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-34230
Use After Free (CWE-416)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-34229
Access of Uninitialized Pointer (CWE-824)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-34228
Use After Free (CWE-416)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-34227
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-34226
Use After Free (CWE-416)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-34225
Use After Free (CWE-416)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-34224
Use After Free (CWE-416)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-34223
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-34222
Use After Free (CWE-416)
Memory leak
Important
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVE-2022-34237
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Memory leak
Important
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVE-2022-34238
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Memory leak
Important
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVE-2022-34239
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Memory leak
Important
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVE-2022-34236
Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (‘Type Confusion’) (CWE-843)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-34221
Use After Free (CWE-416)
Memory leak
Important
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVE-2022-34234
Use After Free (CWE-416)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-34220
Use After Free (CWE-416)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-34219
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-34217
Use After Free (CWE-416)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-34216
Use After Free (CWE-416)
Memory leak
Important
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVE-2022-34233
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-34215
Use After Free (CWE-416)
Memory leak
Important
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVE-2022-34232
Acknowledgements
Adobe would like to thank the following for reporting these issues and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers:
Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative - CVE-2022-34219, CVE-2022-34232
Mark Vincent Yason (@MarkYason) working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative - CVE-2022-34229, CVE-2022-34227, CVE-2022-34225, CVE-2022-34224, CVE-2022-34223
Suyue Guo and Wei You from Renmin University of China working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative - CVE-2022-34234
Anonymous working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative - CVE-2022-34228, CVE-2022-34222, CVE-2022-34216, CVE-2022-34215
kdot working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative - CVE-2022-34237, CVE-2022-34238, CVE-2022-34239, CVE-2022-34236, CVE-2022-34220, CVE-2022-34217
Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative and Kai Lu of Zscaler’s ThreatLabz -CVE-2022-34233
Dennis Herrmann and Sebastian Feldmann working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative - CVE-2022-34226
Aleksandar Nikolic of Cisco Talos - CVE-2022-34230, CVE-2022-34221
Revisions:
April 18, 2022: Updated acknowledgement for CVE-2022-24102, CVE-2022-24103, CVE-2022-24104
May 9th, 2022: Added CVE details for CVE-2022-28837, CVE-2022-28838
For more information, visit https://helpx.adobe.com/security.html, or email [email protected].
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