Adobe Illustrator up to 24.2 PDF File out-of-bounds write

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Summary
A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Adobe Illustrator up to 24.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component PDF File Handler. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2020-24411. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Illustrator up to 24.2 (Image Processing Software). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component PDF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was shared 10/21/2020. The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-24411. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209499 (Adobe Illustrator < 25.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB20-53) (macOS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (209499). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploiting
Class: Out-of-bounds writeCWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 209499
Nessus Name: Adobe Illustrator < 25.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB20-53) (macOS)
Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
08/19/2020 🔍10/21/2020 🔍
10/21/2020 🔍
05/05/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: helpx.adobe.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2020-24411 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-24411
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-162954
Entry
Created: 10/21/2020 07:31Updated: 05/05/2025 02:02
Changes: 10/21/2020 07:31 (38), 11/20/2020 08:20 (1), 11/22/2020 00:28 (2), 11/22/2020 00:32 (7), 10/22/2024 00:39 (16), 05/05/2025 02:02 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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