CVE-2022-44515

Summary

CVE-2022-44515 is a vulnerability affecting Acrobat Reader DC versions 22.001.20085 and earlier, 20.005.3031x and earlier, and 17.012.30205 and earlier. These software versions are susceptible to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability during file parsing, which enables an attacker to read past the end of an allocated memory structure. By exploiting this issue, an attacker can potentially bypass security mitigations like Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR), thereby gaining unauthorized access. It is important to note that the exploitation of this vulnerability requires user interaction, meaning that a victim must open a maliciously crafted file for the attack to occur.

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