CVE-2024-39420

Summary

CVE-2024-39420 is a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition vulnerability affecting Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30636, 24.002.21005, 24.001.30159, 20.005.30655, 24.002.20965, 24.002.20964, 24.001.30123, and 24.003.20054. This issue arises when a change in the timing of actions alters the state of a resource, enabling an attacker to manipulate it maliciously before it's used. Arbitrary code execution can occur as a result, requiring user interaction, such as opening a specially crafted file to exploit the vulnerability.

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