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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-3751
CVE-2020-3751:
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 found to contain a use-after-free vulnerability identified as CVE-2020-3751. The vulnerability was discovered by Sooraj K S of McAfee and was publicly disclosed on February 13, 2020 (Adobe Security, NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a use-after-free error, which occurs when a program continues to use a pointer after it has been freed. This critical vulnerability received a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8 and a CVSS v2.0 score of 10.0, indicating its severe nature. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user (NVD, Threatpost).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system, potentially leading to full system compromise within the context of the current user (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe addressed this vulnerability in their February 2020 security update. Users are advised to update their Adobe Acrobat and Reader installations to the latest version to mitigate this security risk (Adobe Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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