Adobe Acrobat Reader memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30518/2017.011.30166/2020.006.20042. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2020-9595. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30518/2017.011.30166/2020.006.20042 (Document Reader Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2020.006.20042 and earlier, 2017.011.30166 and earlier, 2017.011.30166 and earlier, and 2015.006.30518 and earlier have an invalid memory access vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.

The weakness was shared 05/12/2020 as APSB20-24 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-9595. 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 05/16/2020).

Upgrading to version 2015.006.30523, 2017.011.30171 or 2020.009.20063 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Further details are available at zdnet.com. The entries VDB-155342, VDB-155343, VDB-155344 and VDB-155345 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2015.006.30523/2017.011.30171/2020.009.20063

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10/18/2020 +155 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB20-24
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-9595 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9595
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-155364
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/16/2020 09:55
Updated: 10/18/2020 15:54
Changes: 05/16/2020 09:55 (45), 05/16/2020 10:00 (17), 10/18/2020 15:54 (2)
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