CVE-2024-39420
highpriority · track · 1EPSS 0.035 · 89 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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affected products (25)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-1833Adobe Acrobat Reader: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-08-13csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Adobe Acrobat DC und Adobe Acrobat ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, beliebigen Code auszuführen oder vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen.
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sources
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references (7)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-39420/cnnvd
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb24-57.htmlcnnvd
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb24-70.htmlcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Adobe-Acrobat-Reader-multiple-vulnerabilities-dated-13-08-2024-44917cnnvd
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb24-70.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb24-70.htmlnvd
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2011nvd
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