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CVE-2024-34100: 
Adobe Acrobat Reader Continuous vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Use After Free vulnerability (CVE-2024-34100) affects Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30574, 24.002.20736 and earlier on both Windows and macOS platforms. The vulnerability was disclosed on May 15, 2024, and was discovered by Suyue Guo and Wei You from Renmin University of China (ruc_se_sec) (Adobe Advisory).

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 vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (NVD).

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user, potentially allowing an attacker to gain the same privileges as the targeted user (SecurityWeek).

Exploitability

Exploitation of this vulnerability requires user interaction, specifically requiring a victim to open a malicious file. Adobe has stated that there are no known exploits in the wild for this vulnerability (SecurityWeek).

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 (Adobe Advisory).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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