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AcrobatApplication · Adobe

CVE-2024-41832

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-08-14
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 20.005.30655 / 24.001.30159 or later.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30636, 24.002.20965, 24.002.20964, 24.001.30123 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to 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.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Adobe Acrobat Reader contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability allowing memory disclosure beyond allocated buffers. An attacker can craft a malicious PDF that, when opened by a victim, reads sensitive memory contents and potentially bypasses ASLR mitigations. This is a client-side vulnerability requiring user interaction.

MitigationApply the latest Adobe security patches for Acrobat Reader. Users should not open untrusted PDF files and organizations should deploy PDF security filtering at email gateways.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
AcrobatApplication
Affected:>= 20.001.30005, < 20.005.30655>= 24.001.20604, < 24.001.30159
Acrobat DcApplication
Affected:>= 15.008.20082, < 24.002.21005
Acrobat ReaderApplication
Affected:>= 20.001.3005, < 20.005.30655
Acrobat Reader DcApplication
Affected:>= 15.008.20082, < 24.002.21005

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify Adobe Acrobat Reader is installed
    Check for the presence of Adobe Acrobat Reader on the system. On Windows, look in Program Files or Program Files (x86) for 'Adobe' folder, or check Add/Remove Programs. On macOS, check /Applications for Adobe Acrobat Reader.
    Affected if Adobe Acrobat Reader is not installed on the system.
  2. Determine installed version number
    Open Adobe Acrobat Reader and navigate to Help > About Adobe Acrobat Reader (or About Adobe Acrobat for Pro version). The version number displayed in the dialog window is the installed version.
    Affected if Unable to determine the version number from the application.
  3. Compare version against affected ranges
    Match your installed version number to the affected ranges: For standard Adobe Acrobat Reader: versions 20.001.3005 through 20.005.30654 (or 20.005.30655 and below), or version 24.x below 24.001.30159. For Adobe Acrobat Reader DC: versions 15.008.20082 through 24.002.21004 (or 24.002.21005 and below).
    Affected if Installed version falls within any of the affected ranges: 20.001.30005 <= version < 20.005.30655, 24.001.20604 <= version < 24.001.30159, or 15.008.20082 <= version < 24.002.21005.
  4. Confirm PDF handling capability is active
    Verify that the application can open PDF files (default behavior). Check that the PDF file association is registered and the application can launch and load PDF documents.
    Affected if PDF handling is disabled or the application cannot open PDF files.

The system is affected if Adobe Acrobat Reader (or Acrobat Dc/Reader Dc) is installed with a version number that falls within the listed vulnerable ranges and the application can open PDF files.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 20.005.30655 / 24.001.30159 / 24.002.21005 or later
Fixed in 20.005.3065524.001.3015924.002.21005
Interim mitigation

Apply the latest Adobe security patches for Acrobat Reader. Users should not open untrusted PDF files and organizations should deploy PDF security filtering at email gateways.

Recommended fix High confidence

Acrobat: 20.005.30655 or 24.001.30159 | Acrobat DC: 24.002.21005 | Acrobat Reader: 20.005.30655 | Acrobat Reader DC: 24.002.21005

  1. Identify the specific Adobe product installed (Acrobat, Acrobat DC, Acrobat Reader, or Acrobat Reader DC)
  2. Check the current installed version (Help > About Adobe Acrobat/Reader)
  3. For Acrobat: upgrade to version 20.005.30655 or later, or 24.001.30159 or later
  4. For Acrobat DC: upgrade to version 24.002.21005 or later
  5. For Acrobat Reader: upgrade to version 20.005.30655 or later
  6. For Acrobat Reader DC: upgrade to version 24.002.21005 or later
  7. Download the appropriate fixed version from the official Adobe website (helpx.adobe.com)
  8. Install the update and restart the application
Caveat Standard Adobe update - minimal risk; ensure backup of important PDFs before updating

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Acrobat Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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