What is CVE-2020-3742?

CVE-2020-3742 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat_dc, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-13.

How severe is CVE-2020-3742?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat_dc

CVE-2020-3742

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions, 2019.021.20061 and earlier, 2017.011.30156 and earlier, 2017.011.30156 and earlier, and 2015.006.30508 and earlier have a heap overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.058 (92.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Adobe Acrobat_dc
Adobe Acrobat_reader_dc
Adobe Acrobat And Reader — versions , 2019.021.20061 and earlier, 2017.011.30156 and earlier, 2017.011.30156 and earlier, and 2015.006.30508 and earlier versions
Apple Macos
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-3742?: CVE-2020-3742 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat_dc, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-13.
How severe is CVE-2020-3742?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.