CVE-2020-3756 Denial of service in Adobe Acrobat and Reader
Attackers can cause a stack exhaustion leading to memory leaks and potential denial of service in Adobe Acrobat and Reader.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-3756?
CVE-2020-3756 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Dc, published on 13 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.021.20061 and earlier, 2017.011.30156 and earlier, 2017.011.30156 and earlier, and 2015.006.30508 and earlier have a stack exhaustion vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to memory leak .
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3756?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Adobe Acrobat Dc, Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc.
How do I fix CVE-2020-3756?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3756 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2020-3756 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3756 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat Dc
Sources
Also known as GHSA-76w4-c3w3-fpg6.