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CVE-2024-39420

HIGH
Published 2024-08-14T15:07:28.784Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
7.0
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.001
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.1% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.298
Higher than 29.8% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30636, 24.002.21005, 24.001.30159, 20.005.30655, 24.002.20965, 24.002.20964, 24.001.30123, 24.003.20054 and earlier are affected by a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution. This vulnerability arises when the timing of actions changes the state of a resource between the checking of a condition and the use of the resource, allowing an attacker to manipulate the resource in a harmful way. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

Adobe

Acrobat Reader

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acrobat_dc

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acrobat_dc

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acrobat

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acrobat

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0 20.0
adobe

acrobat

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0 20.0
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acrobat_reader

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adobe

acrobat_reader

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acrobat_reader_dc

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acrobat_reader_dc

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GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-rx7q-7v9g-75wg

Advisory Details

Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30636, 24.002.20965, 24.002.20964, 24.001.30123 and earlier are affected by a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. This issue occurs when the state of a resource changes between its check-time and use-time, allowing an attacker to manipulate the resource. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39420
WEB https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb24-57.html
WEB https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb24-70.html

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: August 14, 2024, Modified: September 13, 2024

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb24-70.html
Published: 2024-08-14T15:07:28.784Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-16T12:30:11.437Z
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