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CVE-2024-20736:
Adobe Acrobat Reader Continuous vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2024-20736 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability affecting Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30539, 23.008.20470 and earlier. The vulnerability was discovered in late 2023 and publicly disclosed in February 2024 (NVD, Adobe Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. It has received 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:H/I:N/A:N (NVD).
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory and potentially allow attackers to bypass security mitigations such as Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR). The vulnerability affects both Windows and macOS versions of Adobe Acrobat and Reader (Adobe Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to the latest versions of Adobe Acrobat and Reader (Adobe Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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