CVE-2020-24434 Acrobat Pro DC Out-Of-Bounds Read Vulnerability Could Lead to Information Disclosure
An out-of-bounds read in Adobe Acrobat Reader allows attackers to disclose sensitive memory and bypass ASLR by tricking users into opening malicious files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-24434?
CVE-2020-24434 is a low-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, published on 5 Nov 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Acrobat Reader DC versions 2020.012.20048 (and earlier), 2020.001.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read 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.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24434?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Dc, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc.
How do I fix CVE-2020-24434?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24434 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-24434 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24434 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p4cq-6fxw-f72r.