CVE-2022-27791

HIGH

Adobe Acrobat/Reader DC < 22.001.20085 & < 17.012.30205 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow via PDF Font

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Acrobat Reader DC versions 22.001.20085 (and earlier), 20.005.3031x (and earlier) and 17.012.30205 (and earlier) is affected by a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability due to insecure processing of a font, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction in that a victim must open a crafted .pdf file

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.1738
EPSS Percentile 96.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-121 CWE-787
Status published
Products (8)
adobe/acrobat 17.011.30059 - 17.012.30205
Adobe/Acrobat Reader unspecified - 17.012.30205
Adobe/Acrobat Reader unspecified - 20.005.3031x
Adobe/Acrobat Reader unspecified - 22.001.20085
Adobe/Acrobat Reader unspecified
adobe/acrobat_dc 15.008.20082 - 22.001.20085
adobe/acrobat_reader 17.011.30059 - 17.012.30205
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc 15.008.20082 - 22.001.20085
Published May 11, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026