Adobe Acrobat Reader out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30523/2017.011.30171/2020.001.30002/2020.009.20074. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-9717. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30523/2017.011.30171/2020.001.30002/2020.009.20074 (Document Reader Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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 an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.

The weakness was published 08/11/2020 as APSB20-48 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-9717. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2015.006.30527, 2017.011.30175, 2020.001.30005 or 2020.012.20041 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-159661, VDB-159662, VDB-159663 and VDB-159664. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2015.006.30527/2017.011.30175/2020.001.30005/2020.012.20041

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03/02/2020 🔍
08/11/2020 +162 days 🔍
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11/08/2020 +88 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB20-48
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-9717 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9717
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-159675
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2020 22:00
Updated: 11/08/2020 14:52
Changes: 08/12/2020 22:00 (44), 08/12/2020 22:05 (17), 11/08/2020 14:52 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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