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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-3797
CVE-2020-3797:
Adobe Acrobat Reader Continuous vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2020.006.20034 and earlier, 2017.011.30158 and earlier, 2015.006.30510 and earlier have been identified with a memory corruption vulnerability (CVE-2020-3797). The vulnerability was initially recorded on December 17, 2019, and was publicly disclosed in March 2020 (CVE MITRE, Adobe Security).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a memory corruption issue in Adobe Acrobat and Reader. It has been assessed as Critical severity, indicating its serious nature in terms of security implications (Adobe Security).
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution on the affected system (CVE MITRE, Check Point).
Mitigation and workarounds
Security vendors like Check Point have implemented protections to detect exploitation attempts of this vulnerability. Users are advised to update their Security Gateway products to the latest IPS update for protection against this vulnerability (Check Point).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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