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CVE-2024-49530: 
Adobe Acrobat Reader Continuous vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Use After Free vulnerability (CVE-2024-49530) was discovered in Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 24.005.20307, 24.001.30213, 24.001.30193, 20.005.30730, 20.005.30710 and earlier. The vulnerability was disclosed on December 10, 2024, and could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Use After Free (CWE-416) issue. 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. The vulnerability requires local access and user interaction, but no privileges, and can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability with high impact (NVD).

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user, potentially resulting in complete compromise of the affected system. The vulnerability could also lead to memory leaks and application denial-of-service (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 for both Windows and macOS platforms (Adobe Advisory).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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