CVE-2024-20749

CVSS 3.1 Score 5.5 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Feb 15, 2024
Updated: Mar 5, 2024
CWE ID 125

Summary

CVE-2024-20749 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30539, 23.008.20470, and older. This issue constitutes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability, whereby an attacker can manipulate data beyond allocated memory, potentially exposing sensitive information. By exploiting this flaw, threat actors may bypass Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) protections and gain unauthorized access to system memory. To trigger the vulnerability, a user must open a specially crafted file.

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Affected Products

  • Adobe Acrobat DC
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader DC

Affected Vendors

  • Adobe

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