Adobe Reader and Acrobat Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

• Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2022-03-03
• Known to be used in ransomware campaigns
• EPSS: 88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 100% of CVEs)

[ Description ]Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x before 8.2.1 and 9.x before 9.3.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

CISA: Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 24 Mar 2022): Apply updates per vendor instructions.

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References

• lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
• secunia.com/advisories/38639Broken LinkVendor Advisory
• secunia.com/advisories/38915Broken Link
• securitytracker.com/idBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
• www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-07.htmlBroken LinkVendor Advisory
• www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0114.htmlBroken LinkVendor Advisory
• www.securityfocus.com/bid/38195Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
• www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0399Broken LinkVendor Advisory
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56297Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
• oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8697Broken Link
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource