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 declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-9718. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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 declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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 released 08/11/2020 as APSB20-48 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-9718. 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.

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.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-159661, VDB-159662, VDB-159663 and VDB-159664. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Document Reader Software

Vendor

Adobe

Name

Acrobat Reader

Version

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / 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 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-2020-9718 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9718
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-159676
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2020 22:00
Updated: 11/08/2020 14:56
Changes: 08/12/2020 22:00 (44), 08/12/2020 22:05 (17), 11/08/2020 14:56 (2)
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