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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-3740
CVE-2020-3740:
Adobe Framemaker vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Adobe Framemaker versions 2019.0.4 and below contain a memory corruption vulnerability identified as CVE-2020-3740. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed in December 2019, affecting Adobe Framemaker software running on Windows systems (NVD, CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), and a CVSS v2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH). The attack vector is network-accessible with low attack complexity, requiring no privileges or user interaction for exploitation (NVD).
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user, potentially allowing an attacker to take complete control of the affected system (Adobe Security, Threatpost).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe has released version 2019.0.5 of Framemaker to address this vulnerability. Users of affected versions are strongly encouraged to update to the patched version (Adobe Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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