Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 20.005.30574/24.002.20736 out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 20.005.30574/24.002.20736. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-30310. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 20.005.30574/24.002.20736. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30574, 24.002.20736 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-30310 since 03/26/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. 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 $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 12/02/2024).

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Productinfo

Type

Document Reader Software

Vendor

Adobe

Name

Acrobat Reader

Version

License

free

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
CNA Vector (Adobe Systems Incorporated): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/26/2024 🔍
05/15/2024 +49 days 🔍
05/15/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/30/2025 +318 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb24-29
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-30310 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-30310
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-264428

Entryinfo

Created: 05/15/2024 12:42
Updated: 03/30/2025 00:52
Changes: 05/15/2024 12:42 (64), 12/02/2024 22:43 (2), 03/30/2025 00:52 (3)
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