CVE-2023-21608 — Adobe Acrobat and Reader Use-After-Free Vulnerability
CVE-2023-21608: Adobe Acrobat and Reader Use-After-Free Vulnerability
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
| Vendor / project | Adobe |
| Product | Acrobat and Reader |
| Date added | 2023-10-10 |
| Due date | 2023-10-31 |
| Ransomware campaign use | Unknown |
Description
Adobe Acrobat and Reader contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows for code execution in the context of the current user.
Required action (CISA)
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-01.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21608
Weakness behind it
CISA records this vulnerability as an instance of CWE-416. From there the chain continues into CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques, all inside this corpus.
References
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21608
- KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
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