Input validation error in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2024-20733

 

Input validation error in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2024-20733

Published: February 13, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU86439
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-2024-20733
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted PDF file and crash the application.


Affected software

Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat

How to mitigate CVE-2024-20733

Install updates from vendor's website.

Adobe Reader - addressed in versions 20.005.30574, 23.008.20533
Adobe Acrobat - addressed in versions 20.005.30574, 23.008.20533

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