Use-after-free in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2024-41830

 

Use-after-free in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2024-41830

Published: August 13, 2024 / Updated: August 14, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95874
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41830
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing AV3DVirtAnnot objects in PDF files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted PDF file, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


Affected software

Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat

How to mitigate CVE-2024-41830

Install updates from vendor's website.

Adobe Reader - addressed in versions 20.005.30655, 24.001.30159, 24.002.21005
Adobe Acrobat - addressed in versions 20.005.30655, 24.001.30159, 24.002.21005

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