Advisory Details

November 10th, 2020

Adobe Acrobat Pro DC PDF Export Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-20-1355
ZDI-CAN-11957

CVE ID CVE-2020-24436
CVSS SCORE 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Acrobat Pro DC
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the exporting of PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Adobe has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-67.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2020-09-30 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2020-11-10 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT kimiya
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