Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 24.005.20307 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 20.005.30710/20.005.30730/24.001.30193/24.001.30213/24.005.20307. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-49530. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 20.005.30710/20.005.30730/24.001.30193/24.001.30213/24.005.20307. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Acrobat Reader versions 24.005.20307, 24.001.30213, 24.001.30193, 20.005.30730, 20.005.30710 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free 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 at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-49530 since 10/15/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/17/2025).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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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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Timelineinfo

10/15/2024 🔍
12/11/2024 +57 days 🔍
12/11/2024 +0 days 🔍
02/20/2025 +71 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb24-92
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-49530 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-49530
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-287693

Entryinfo

Created: 12/11/2024 08:17
Updated: 02/20/2025 06:22
Changes: 12/11/2024 08:17 (63), 01/10/2025 18:24 (12), 01/17/2025 06:16 (4), 02/20/2025 06:22 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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