PT-2020-5438 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader 2017+5

Published 2020-05-12 · Updated 2020-06-30 · CVE-2020-9598

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.1

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Acrobat versions prior to 2020.006.20042 Adobe Acrobat Reader versions prior to 2020.006.20042 Adobe Acrobat 2017 versions prior to 2017.011.30166 Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017 versions prior to 2017.011.30166 Adobe Acrobat 2015 versions prior to 2015.006.30518 Adobe Acrobat Reader 2015 versions prior to 2015.006.30518

Description The issue is related to an invalid memory access vulnerability that can be exploited by a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to protected information. This vulnerability is caused by a buffer overflow in memory, allowing an attacker to disclose sensitive information.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2020.006.20042 and earlier, update to a version later than 2020.006.20042. For Adobe Acrobat 2017 and Reader 2017 versions 2017.011.30166 and earlier, update to a version later than 2017.011.30166. For Adobe Acrobat 2015 and Reader 2015 versions 2015.006.30518 and earlier, update to a version later than 2015.006.30518. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive information until a patch is available.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-00552

CVE-2020-9598

Affected Products

Acrobat

Acrobat 2015

Acrobat 2017

Acrobat Reader

Acrobat Reader 2015

Acrobat Reader 2017

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-9598 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9598 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-24.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-00552 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-9598 · Note