What is CVE-2020-24435?

CVE-2020-24435 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-11-05.

How severe is CVE-2020-24435?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-24435 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat Reader

CVE-2020-24435

Acrobat Reader DC versions 2020.012.20048 (and earlier), 2020.001.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) are affected by a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the submitForm function, potentially resulting in arbitrar…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.513 (98.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Adobe Acrobat Reader — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-67.html (x_refsource_MISC)
www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1157 (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24435?: CVE-2020-24435 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-11-05.
How severe is CVE-2020-24435?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-24435 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.