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Medium · 5.5 CVE-2022-38437 EUVD-2022-41022GHSA-v536-r24f-xv5h

Adobe Acrobat Reader Use After Free Memory leak

Published Oct 14, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025 · Assigned by adobe

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Adobe Acrobat Reader unspecified – ≤ 20.005.30381, unspecified – ≤ 22.002.20212, unspecified – ≤ None —

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