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High · 7.0 CVE-2024-39420 EUVD-2024-37965GHSA-rx7q-7v9g-75wg

Acrobat Reader | Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition (CWE-367)

Published Aug 14, 2024 · Updated Sep 16, 2024 · Assigned by adobe

Description

Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30636, 24.002.21005, 24.001.30159, 20.005.30655, 24.002.20965, 24.002.20964, 24.001.30123, 24.003.20054 and earlier are affected by a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution. This vulnerability arises when the timing of actions changes the state of a resource between the checking of a condition and the use of the resource, allowing an attacker to manipulate the resource in a harmful way. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Adobe Acrobat Reader ≤ 24.003.20054 —

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