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CVE-2024-30301: 
Adobe Acrobat Reader Continuous vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2024-30301 is a Use After Free vulnerability affecting Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30539, 23.008.20470 and earlier. The vulnerability was disclosed on May 2, 2024, and affects both Windows and macOS operating systems (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Use After Free (CWE-416) issue that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. It has received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (NVD).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user, potentially allowing an attacker to take control of the affected system (NVD).

Exploitability

Exploitation of this vulnerability requires user interaction, specifically that a victim must open a malicious file. The vulnerability affects both classic and continuous versions of Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat Reader (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users should update to versions newer than 20.005.30539 for classic versions and 23.008.20470 for continuous versions (Adobe Advisory).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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