Vulnerability · Published Nov 5, 2020 · Assigned by adobe
CVE-2020-24431Acrobat Reader DC for macOS Dynamic Library Injection Vulnerability
Medium 4.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw 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 1.6% (higher than 76% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 24.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Acrobat Reader DC versions 2020.012.20048 (and earlier), 2020.001.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) for macOS are affected by a security feature bypass that could result in dynamic library code injection by the Adobe Reader process. 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-285 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-67.html x_refsource_MISC