CVE-2020-3795
Adobe Acrobat Reader Continuous vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Adobe disclosed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2020-3795) in Adobe Acrobat and Reader products in March 2020. The vulnerability was identified as an out-of-bounds write issue that could lead to arbitrary code execution (Adobe Bulletin, Bleeping Computer).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an out-of-bounds write issue that could potentially lead to arbitrary code execution. It was rated as Critical in severity and affected multiple versions of Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader products (Bleeping Computer, Threatpost).

Impact

If successfully exploited, the vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system, potentially leading to full system compromise (Bleeping Computer).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe recommended users upgrade to the latest versions of Acrobat DC, Acrobat Reader DC, Acrobat 2017, Acrobat Reader 2017, Acrobat 2015, and Acrobat Reader 2015 to address this vulnerability (Bleeping Computer).

Additional resources


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