Memory leak in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2020-9697

Vulnerability identifier: #VU45495

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 1.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9697

CWE-ID: CWE-401

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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

The vulnerability exists due memory leak. A remote attacker can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.

Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat

Install updates from vendor's website.

Adobe Reader - addressed in versions 15.006.30527, 17.011.30175, 20.001.30005, 20.012.20041
Adobe Acrobat - addressed in versions 15.006.30527, 17.011.30175, 20.001.30005, 20.012.20041

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-48.html

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Reader