PT-2020-6362 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Published 2020-05-12 · Updated 2020-06-30 · CVE-2020-9608

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30518 through 2020.006.20042 Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30166 and earlier

Description The issue is related to an out-of-bounds read in memory, which can be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access to protected information in the context of the current user. This can be achieved by using a specially crafted PDF file. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not specified. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30518 through 2020.006.20042, update to a version later than 2020.006.20042. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30166 and earlier, update to a version later than 2017.011.30166. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of Adobe Acrobat and Reader until a patch is available.

Fix

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-04313

CVE-2020-9608

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9608 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-24.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-9608 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-04313 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-9608 · Note