PT-2024-1411 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Published 2024-01-11 · Updated 2024-01-23 · CVE-2024-20709

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Acrobat Reader T5 (MSFT Edge) versions 120.0.2210.91 and earlier

Description The issue is related to insufficient input validation, which can be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker to cause an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction, specifically opening a malicious file.

Recommendations For versions 120.0.2210.91 and earlier, consider avoiding the use of the vulnerable component until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the opening of files from untrusted sources to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-00882

CVE-2024-20709

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-20709 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-20709 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20709 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-00882 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/68401 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/endi24/status/1745571126804156653 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1746878786564669858 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1746920040731902191 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/67463 · Telegram Post