CVE-2024-20721
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Acrobat Reader T5 (MSFT Edge) versions 120.0.2210.91 and earlier are affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by Adobe Systems Incorporated, with the initial disclosure on January 15, 2024 (CVE Details).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Input Validation issue (CWE-20). It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.5 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H (CVE Details).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability can lead to an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user (CVE Details).

Mitigation and workarounds

Microsoft has released a fix for this vulnerability in Microsoft Edge Stable Channel (Version 120.0.2210.133). Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the vulnerability (Microsoft Edge).

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