CVE-2022-44517 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability affecting Adobe Acrobat Reader DC versions 22.001.20085 and earlier, 20.005.3031x and earlier, and 17.012.30205 and earlier. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) requires user interaction, as a victim must open a malicious file to trigger a read past the end of an allocated memory structure, potentially bypassing ASLR. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 17.011.30059, < 17.012.30229CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | ||
>= 20.001.30002, < 20.005.30334CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | ||
>= 22.001.20085, < 22.001.20117CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* | ||
>= 17.011.30059, < 17.012.30229CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | ||
>= 20.001.30002, < 20.005.30334CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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