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CVE-2024-34098: 
Adobe Acrobat Reader Continuous vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2024-34098 is an Improper Input Validation vulnerability affecting Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30574, 24.002.20736 and earlier. The vulnerability was discovered by AbdulAziz Hariri of Haboob SA and was publicly disclosed in May 2024 (Adobe Advisory).

Technical details

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-20 (Improper Input Validation) (NVD).

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user, potentially leading to complete system compromise with the same privileges as the affected user (NVD).

Exploitability

Exploitation of this vulnerability requires user interaction, specifically requiring a victim to open a malicious file. The attack complexity is considered low, requiring no privileges but does need local access (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update to the latest versions of Adobe Acrobat and Reader (Rapid7).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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