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CVE-2022-44516 json

Acrobat Reader | Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)

published last yr. modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-47459

cvss
5.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 19%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Acrobat Reader DC version 22.001.20085 (and earlier), 20.005.3031x (and earlier) and 17.012.30205 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. 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.

Patch / fix

  • adobe acrobat 17.012.30227, 17.012.30229, 20.005.30331, 20.005.30334
  • adobe acrobat_dc 22.001.20112, 22.001.20117
  • adobe acrobat_reader 17.012.30227, 17.012.30229, 20.005.30331, 20.005.30334
  • adobe acrobat_reader_dc 22.001.20112, 22.001.20117

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Adobe Acrobat Reader

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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