Adobe Acrobat Reader use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30508/2017.011.30156/2019.021.20061. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2020-3746. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30508/2017.011.30156/2019.021.20061 (Document Reader Software). Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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 an use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .

The weakness was disclosed 02/11/2020 as APSB20-05 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-3746. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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 02/13/2020).

Upgrading to version 2015.006.30510, 2017.011.30158 or 2020.006.20034 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The entries VDB-150124, VDB-150125, VDB-150126 and VDB-150127 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2015.006.30510/2017.011.30158/2020.006.20034

Timelineinfo

12/17/2019 🔍
02/11/2020 +56 days 🔍
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02/13/2020 +2 days 🔍
05/10/2025 +1913 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB20-05
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-3746 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-3746
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-150132
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/13/2020 08:32
Updated: 05/10/2025 03:56
Changes: 02/13/2020 08:32 (44), 02/13/2020 08:37 (17), 03/31/2024 09:22 (18), 05/10/2025 03:56 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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