Acrobat Reader versions 2020.012.20048 (and earlier), 2020.001.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) are affected by an input validation vulnerability when decoding a crafted codec that could result in the disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Published 2020-11-05 20:15:16
Updated 2021-09-08 17:22:53
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Vulnerability category: Input validation

Products affected by CVE-2020-24427

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-24427

1.06%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 76 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2020-24427

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.3
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
8.6
2.9
NIST
3.3
LOW CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
1.8
1.4
NIST
3.3
LOW CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
1.8
1.4
Adobe Systems Incorporated

CWE ids for CVE-2020-24427

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by: psirt@adobe.com (Primary)

References for CVE-2020-24427

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