CVE-2024-39383
Adobe Acrobat Reader Continuous vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2024-39383 is a Use After Free vulnerability affecting Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30636, 24.002.20965, 24.002.20964, 24.001.30123 and earlier. The vulnerability was disclosed on August 14, 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 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, privilege escalation, and memory leak. The vulnerability affects the security of the application when exploited (Rapid7).

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 Security).

Additional resources


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