UA-FREE: Adobe FrameMaker 2020/2022 Disclosure via Malicious File
CVE-2023-21584 Published on February 17, 2023
Adobe FrameMaker Font Parsing Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability
FrameMaker 2020 Update 4 (and earlier), 2022 (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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-21584 is exploitable 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 have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.
CVE-2023-21584 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-21584
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Affected Versions
Adobe FrameMaker:- Version unspecified, <= 2020u4 is affected.
- Version unspecified, <= 2022 is affected.
- Version unspecified, <= None is affected.
Exploit Probability
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