PT-2020-4997 · Adobe · Framemaker

Published 2020-09-08 · Updated 2020-09-11 · CVE-2020-9725

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe FrameMaker version 2019.0.6 and earlier

Description The issue is caused by a lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer, which could be exploited to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the current user. This requires user interaction, where the target must open a malicious FrameMaker file. The vulnerability can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted file, potentially allowing them to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Adobe FrameMaker version 2019.0.6 and earlier, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Memory Corruption

Stack Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-121

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-05582

CVE-2020-9725

ZDI-20-1119

Affected Products

Framemaker

References · 5

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/framemaker/apsb20-54.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-05582 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1119 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9725 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-9725 · Vendor Advisory