Vulnerability · Published Nov 5, 2020 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2020-24427Acrobat Reader DC Codec Input Validation Vulnerability Could Lead to Information Disclosure

Low 3.3

In plain English

A low-severity improper input validation in Acrobat Reader from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.4% (higher than 84% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.3Low

Exploit odds (30 days)2.4%top 15.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Acrobat Reader versions 2020.012.20048 (and earlier), 2020.001.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) are affected by an input validation vulnerability when decoding a crafted codec that could result in the 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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	Acrobat Reader	unspecified – through 2017.011.30175unspecified – through 2020.012.20048unspecified – through 2020.001.30005unspecified – through None

Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-67.html x_refsource_MISC