Adobe Acrobat Reader: APDFL.dll Heap Corruption RCE
CVE-2022-3161 Published on January 13, 2023

The APDFL.dll contains a memory corruption vulnerability while parsing specially crafted PDF files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2022-3161 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Exploitation:
NONE
Automatable:
NO
Technical Impact:
TOTAL
Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Buffer Overflow Vulnerability?

The software performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.

CVE-2022-3161 has been classified to as a Buffer Overflow vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2022-3161

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Affected Versions

Siemens  JT2Go: Siemens  Teamcenter Visualization V13.3: Siemens  Teamcenter Visualization V14.0: Siemens  Teamcenter Visualization V14.1:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.43%
Percentile
38.07%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.