CVE-2020-24435: Acrobat Reader DC Heap-based Buffer Overflow Could Lead to Arbitrary Code Execution
First published: Thu Nov 05 2020(Updated: )
Acrobat Reader DC versions 2020.012.20048 (and earlier), 2020.001.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) are affected by a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the submitForm function, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction in that a victim must open a crafted .pdf file in Acrobat Reader.
Credit: psirt@adobe.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | <=20.001.30005 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Dc | <=17.011.30175 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Dc | <=20.012.20048 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | <=20.001.30005 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader DC | <=17.011.30175 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader DC | <=20.012.20048 | |
| Apple macOS | ||
| Microsoft Windows |
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