Bulletin ID
Security update available for Adobe PDFL Software Development Kit (SDK) | APSB24-98
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     Date Published  | 
            
                
                
                    
     Priority  | 
            
        
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     APSB24-98  | 
            
                
                
                    
     December 10, 2024  | 
            
                
                
                    
     3  | 
            
        
Summary
Adobe has released an update for the Adobe PDF Library Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows, Linux and macOS. Adobe PDFL SDK contains a set of functions for developing third-party solutions and workflows built upon the Adobe PDF standard. This update resolves a critical vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Adobe is not aware of any exploits in the wild for any of the issues addressed in these updates.
Affected Versions
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     Adobe PDFL Software Development Kit (SDK)  | 
            
                
                
                    
     PDFL SDK 21.0.0.5 and earlier versions 
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     Windows, Linux and macOS  | 
            
        
Solution
Adobe categorizes this update with the following priority rating and recommends users update their installation to the newest version:
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     Product  | 
            
                
                
                    
     Updated version  | 
            
                
                
                    
     Platform  | 
            
                
                
                    
     Priority rating  | 
            
                
                
                    
     Availability  | 
            
        
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     Adobe PDFL Software Development Kit (SDK)  | 
            
                
                
                    
     PDFL SDK 21.0.0.7  | 
            
                
                
                    
     Windows, Linux and macOS  | 
            
                
                
                    
     3  | 
            
                
                
                    
     Windows, Linux and macOS  | 
            
        
Vulnerability Details
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     Vulnerability Category  | 
            
                
                
                    
     Vulnerability Impact  | 
            
                
                
                    
     Severity  | 
            
                
                
                    
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     CVE Number  | 
            
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     Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)  | 
            
                
                
                    
     Arbitrary Code Execution  | 
            
                
                
                    
     Critical  | 
            
                
                
                    
     7.8  | 
            
                
                
                    
     CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H  | 
            
                
                
                    
     CVE-2024-49513  | 
            
        
Acknowledgments
Adobe would like to thank the following researchers for reporting these issue and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers:
- Anonymous - CVE-2024-49513
 
NOTE: Adobe has a public bug bounty program with HackerOne. If you are interested in working with Adobe as an external security researcher, please check out https://hackerone.com/adobe
For more information, visit https://helpx.adobe.com/security.html, or email PSIRT@adobe.com.