NULL pointer dereference in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2020-9610
Published: May 12, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27724
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9610
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted PDF file and crash the application.
Affected software
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat
How to mitigate CVE-2020-9610
Install updates from vendor's website.
Adobe Reader - addressed in versions 15.006.30523, 17.011.30171, 20.009.20063
Adobe Acrobat - addressed in versions 15.006.30523, 17.011.30171, 20.009.20063
Adobe Acrobat - addressed in versions 15.006.30523, 17.011.30171, 20.009.20063