Adobe Acrobat Reader prior 20.005.30655/24.001.30159/24.002.21005 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 20.005.30636/24.002.20964/24.001.30123/24.002.20991. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-45107. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 20.005.30636/24.002.20964/24.001.30123/24.002.20991. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30636, 24.002.20964, 24.001.30123, 24.002.20991 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. 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-2024-45107 since 08/22/2024. 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 09/06/2024).

Upgrading to version 20.005.30655, 24.001.30159 or 24.002.21005 eliminates this vulnerability.

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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: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 20.005.30655/24.001.30159/24.002.21005

Timelineinfo

08/22/2024 🔍
09/05/2024 +14 days 🔍
09/05/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/11/2025 +187 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb24-57
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-45107 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-45107
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-276632

Entryinfo

Created: 09/05/2024 12:29
Updated: 03/11/2025 06:05
Changes: 09/05/2024 12:29 (65), 09/06/2024 12:28 (1), 03/11/2025 06:05 (3)
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