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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-30279
CVE-2024-30279:
Adobe Acrobat Reader Continuous vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2024-30279 affects Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30574, 24.002.20736 and earlier. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on May 23, 2024, and is classified as an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is specifically related to the parsing of JPEG2000 files and stems from improper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated object. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) (ZDI, NVD).
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. This means an attacker could potentially execute malicious code with the same privileges as the user running the Adobe Acrobat Reader application (NVD, Rapid7).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update to the latest version of Adobe Acrobat and Reader (Adobe Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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