Advisory Details

August 14th, 2023

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Font Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2023-38242
CVSS SCORE	3.3, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS	Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Acrobat Reader DC
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of embedded fonts. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Adobe has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-30.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2023-06-08 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2023-08-14 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

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