Adobe Acrobat Reader resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30508/2017.011.30156/2019.021.20061. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-3753. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30508/2017.011.30156/2019.021.20061 (Document Reader Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

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 .

The weakness was disclosed 02/11/2020 as APSB20-05 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-3753. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

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.

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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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

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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-2020-3753 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-3753
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-150137
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/13/2020 08:33
Updated: 05/10/2025 04:16
Changes: 02/13/2020 08:33 (44), 02/13/2020 08:38 (17), 03/31/2024 09:34 (18), 05/10/2025 04:16 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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