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TI-2023-19642 Aliases CVE-2023-38230GHSA-whvr-9jr9-8xcm

ZDI-CAN-21318: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Font Parsing Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Priority LOW 30CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20244 (and earlier) and 20.005.30467 (and earlier) are affected by a Use-After-Free vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. 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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02967 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AdobeAcrobat Readerup to 23.003.20244—No fix listedCNA
  • Acrobat Reader VendorAdobe Affected up to 23.003.20244 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*15.008.20082 to before 23.003.20269VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*15.008.20082 to before 23.003.20269VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onApple
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*20.001.30005 – 20.005.30516.10516VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*20.001.30005 to before 20.005.30516.10516VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*20.001.30005 to before 20.005.30514.10514VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*20.001.30005 to before 20.005.30514.10514VulnerableAdobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* Versions 15.008.20082 to before 23.003.20269 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* Versions 15.008.20082 to before 23.003.20269 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* Versions 20.001.30005 – 20.005.30516.10516 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* Versions 20.001.30005 to before 20.005.30516.10516 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* Versions 20.001.30005 to before 20.005.30514.10514 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* Versions 20.001.30005 to before 20.005.30514.10514 Vulnerable ·Adobe

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Adobe Acrobat Reader — helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-30.html

    30 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 10 MEDIUM, 20 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-13716 ZDI-CAN-20712: Adobe Acrobat Blacklist Bypass Design flawPriority MEDIUM 43
    • TI-2023-19641 ZDI-CAN-21310: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Font Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure VulnerabilityPriority MEDIUM 42
    • TI-2023-19639 ZDI-CAN-21241: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Font Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution VulnerabilityPriority MEDIUM 42
    Show all 30 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-38230
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-whvr-9jr9-8xcm

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2014-00524 Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.11 and 11.x before 11.0.08 on Windows allow… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2013-02915 Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and 11.x before 11.0.03… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2013-02389 Integer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2011-02156 Unspecified vulnerability in the U3D component in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.1.1 and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-09626 Adobe Acrobat Reader use after free vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-04123 Acrobat Reader DC Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Could Lead To Arbitrary Code Execution KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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