CVE-2020-3748
Adobe Acrobat Reader Continuous vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.021.20061 and earlier, 2017.011.30156 and earlier, and 2015.006.30508 and earlier were identified with a use-after-free vulnerability. The vulnerability was assigned CVE-2020-3748 and was disclosed on February 13, 2020 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a use-after-free vulnerability, which could potentially lead to arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability received a CVSS v3.1 score with the following vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. It was also assigned CWE-416 classification (NVD Changes).

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution on affected systems (CVE Mitre).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe released security patches to address this vulnerability through their security bulletin. Users are advised to update to the latest version of Adobe Acrobat and Reader (Adobe Security).

Additional resources


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