ID:2665 - Exploit for Out-of-bounds read in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader - CVE-2020-9609

 
Main Vulnerability Database Exploits ID:2665 - Exploit for Out-of-bounds read in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader - CVE-2020-9609

ID:2665 - Exploit for Out-of-bounds read in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader - CVE-2020-9609

Published: May 14, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU27745
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9609
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when processing unicode strings within the Javascript submitForm function. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.