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AcrobatApplication · Adobe

CVE-2024-49533

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-12-10
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 20.005.30748 / 24.001.30225 or later.
See remediation →
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 24.005.20307, 24.001.30213, 24.001.30193, 20.005.30730, 20.005.30710 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 disclosure of sensitive memory contents beyond allocated buffers. This memory disclosure can leak addresses or other sensitive data that enables an attacker to bypass ASLR mitigation. Exploitation requires a victim to open a specially crafted malicious PDF file.

MitigationApply vendor security updates from Adobe for Acrobat Reader to the latest patched versions. Ensure automatic updates are enabled or manually deploy updates to all affected installations.

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:< 20.005.30748>= 24.0, < 24.001.30225
Acrobat DcApplication
Affected:< 24.005.20320
Acrobat ReaderApplication
Affected:< 20.005.30748
Acrobat Reader DcApplication
Affected:< 24.005.20320

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
    On Windows, check Program Files or Program Files (x86) for Adobe Acrobat Reader folder, or use Control Panel > Programs and Features. On macOS, check /Applications for Adobe Acrobat Reader.
    Affected if Adobe Acrobat Reader is present on the system
  2. Determine the installed version number
    Open Adobe Acrobat Reader, then go to Help > About Adobe Acrobat Reader. Alternatively, right-click the application in Programs and Features and select Properties to view the version.
    Affected if Version shown is below 20.005.30748 OR falls in the range >= 24.0 but < 24.001.30225 (for Acrobat) OR < 24.005.20320 (for Acrobat Dc/Reader Dc)
  3. Confirm product variant and build
    Verify whether the installation is Adobe Acrobat Reader (Standard/Dc) or Adobe Acrobat (Pro) by checking the product name in Help > About or in Programs and Features.
    Affected if Running an unpatched variant with version below the threshold for that specific product line

User is affected if Adobe Acrobat Reader or Adobe Acrobat Dc is installed with a version below 20.005.30748, or version 24.0 through 24.001.30224 (for Acrobat) or below 24.005.20320 (for Dc variants).

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 20.005.30748 / 24.001.30225 / 24.005.20320 or later
Fixed in 20.005.3074824.001.3022524.005.20320
Interim mitigation

Apply vendor security updates from Adobe for Acrobat Reader to the latest patched versions. Ensure automatic updates are enabled or manually deploy updates to all affected installations.

Recommended fix High confidence

Adobe Acrobat/Reader 20.005.30748 or later; 24.001.30225 or later for Acrobat; 24.005.20320 or later for Acrobat DC/Reader DC

  1. 1. Open Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Reader on your system
  2. 2. Navigate to Help > Check for Updates (or Help > About Adobe Acrobat Reader)
  3. 3. Allow the application to check for and install the latest updates
  4. 4. Alternatively, download the latest version from the official Adobe website: https://get.adobe.com/reader/ (for Reader) or https://get.adobe.com/acrobat/ (for Acrobat)
  5. 5. Restart the application after the update completes
  6. 6. Verify the installed version matches or exceeds the fixed release: 20.005.30748 or 24.001.30225 (Acrobat) / 24.005.20320 (Acrobat DC/Reader DC)

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

Fix this in Acrobat Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation1.0 h
  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing1.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
4.0 hours of engineering $750
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