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CVE-2020-3802:
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 a use-after-free vulnerability that was discovered in December 2019. The vulnerability was assigned CVE-2020-3802 and was publicly disclosed in March 2020 (Adobe Security, CVE Mitre).
Technical details
CVE-2020-3802 is classified as a use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Reader. The vulnerability is rated as critical in severity, as successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user (Bleeping Computer, Threatpost).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution, allowing attackers to run malicious commands on the affected system with the privileges of the current user (CVE Mitre).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are recommended to update to Acrobat DC version 2020.006.20042, Acrobat 2017 version 2017.011.30166, and Acrobat 2015 version 2015.006.30518. The same versions apply to Reader DC, Reader 2017, and Reader 2015 respectively (Bleeping Computer).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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