CVE-2024-39420

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.0
Exploit probability—
ProductAdobe Acrobat
PublishedAug 14, 2024
First seenAug 14, 2024
Weakness typeCWE-367CWE-367

How to fix

Update
  • adobe acrobat20.005.30655, 24.001.30159 or later
  • adobe acrobat_dc24.002.21005 or later
  • adobe acrobat_reader20.005.30655 or later
  • adobe acrobat_reader_dc24.002.21005 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
adobe acrobat20.001.30005 ≤ v < 20.005.30655, 24.001.20604 ≤ v < 24.001.3015920.005.30655, 24.001.30159
adobe acrobat_dc15.008.20082 ≤ v < 24.002.2100524.002.21005
adobe acrobat_reader20.001.3005 ≤ v < 20.005.3065520.005.30655
adobe acrobat_reader_dc15.008.20082 ≤ v < 24.002.2100524.002.21005

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