Vulnerability · Published Jan 15, 2024 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2024-20721T5 Acrobat JS vulnerability - Exploitable crash via t5::javascript::get_page_num_words

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity improper input validation in Acrobat for Edge from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Acrobat Reader T5 (MSFT Edge) versions 120.0.2210.91 and earlier are affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. 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 for Edge	0 – through 120.0.2210.91

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

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-20721 vendor-advisory