Adobe Acrobat Reader out-of-bounds write

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A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2017.011.30175/2020.001.30005/2020.012.20048 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 11/03/2020 as APSB20-67. The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-24436. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 12/01/2020).

Upgrading to version 2017.011.30180, 2020.001.30010 or 2020.013.20064 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at get.adobe.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The entries VDB-164268, VDB-164269, VDB-164270 and VDB-164271 are pretty similar.

Productinfo

Type

Document Reader Software

Vendor

Adobe

Name

Acrobat Reader

Version

License

free

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2017.011.30180/2020.001.30010/2020.013.20064

Timelineinfo

08/19/2020 🔍
11/03/2020 +76 days 🔍
11/03/2020 +0 days 🔍
11/04/2020 +1 days 🔍
12/01/2020 +27 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB20-67
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-24436 (🔍)
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/04/2020 07:34
Updated: 12/01/2020 23:46
Changes: 11/04/2020 07:34 (42), 12/01/2020 23:40 (2), 12/01/2020 23:46 (8)
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