CVE-2020-24427 LOW

CVE-2020-24427: Acrobat Reader DC Codec Input Validation Vulnerability Could Lead to Information Disclosure

Vendor Adobe
Product Acrobat Reader
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published November 5, 2020
Last update September 16, 2024

CVSS base score

3.3/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Acrobat Reader versions 2020.012.20048 (and earlier), 2020.001.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) are affected by an input validation vulnerability when decoding a crafted codec that could result in the disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 5, 2020 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated