CVE-2020-9697 Information disclosure in Adobe Acrobat and Reader

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit a memory leak in Adobe Acrobat and Reader to disclose sensitive data.

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-2020-9697?

CVE-2020-9697 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Dc, published on 19 Aug 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

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2020.009.20074 and earlier, 2020.001.30002, 2017.011.30171 and earlier, and 2015.006.30523 and earlier have a disclosure of sensitive data vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to memory leak.

Weakness: CWE-401

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9697?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Adobe Acrobat Dc, Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc.

How do I fix CVE-2020-9697?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9697 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-9697 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9697 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Adobe Acrobat Dc vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6399-486w-r6qv.

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