Description
Acrobat Reader versions 2020.012.20048 (and earlier), 2020.001.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) are affected by an input validation vulnerability when decoding a crafted codec that could result in the disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-67.html
Scores
CVSS v3
3.3
EPSS
0.0242
EPSS Percentile
82.1%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (6)
adobe/acrobat
< 20.001.30005
adobe/acrobat_dc
< 17.011.30175
adobe/acrobat_dc
< 20.012.20048
adobe/acrobat_reader
< 20.001.30005
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc
< 17.011.30175
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc
< 20.012.20048
Published
Nov 05, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026