CVE-2024-39420
Acrobat Reader | Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition (CWE-367)
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.0 High
- Published
- Aug 14, 2024
- Updated
- Sep 16, 2024
- Reserved
- Jun 24, 2024
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.0 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | adobe |
Weaknesses
- CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition (CWE-367)
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Acrobat ReaderAdobe |
|
References
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