CVE-2024-45112 HIGH

CVE-2024-45112: Acrobat Reader | Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') (CWE-843)

Vendor Adobe
Product Acrobat Reader
Weakness CWE-843
Published September 13, 2024
Last update September 13, 2024

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Acrobat Reader versions 24.002.21005, 24.001.30159, 20.005.30655, 24.003.20054 and earlier are affected by a Type Confusion vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. This issue occurs when a resource is accessed using a type that is not compatible with the actual object type, leading to a logic error that an attacker could exploit. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 13, 2024 CVE published
September 13, 2024 Record updated