CVE-2023-29303

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20244 (and earlier) and 20.005.30467 (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.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

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CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-30.html	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-30.html	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:::::continuous:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:::::continuous:::*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:::::classic:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:::::classic:::*

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:::::classic:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:::::classic:::*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 07:56

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-30.html - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-30.html - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

15 Aug 2023, 17:33

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:::::continuous:::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:::::classic:::* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:::::continuous:::* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:::::classic:::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::*
References	~~(MISC) https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-30.html -~~	(MISC) https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-30.html - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

10 Aug 2023, 14:47

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-08-10 14:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 07:56

NVD link : CVE-2023-29303

Mitre link : CVE-2023-29303

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-29303

JSON object : View

Products Affected

adobe

acrobat
acrobat_reader_dc
acrobat_dc
acrobat_reader

microsoft

windows

apple

macos

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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