Adobe Security Bulletin

Security update available for Adobe Acrobat and Reader  | APSB24-70

Bulletin ID

Date Published

Priority

APSB24-70

September 10, 2024

3

Summary

Adobe has released a security update for Adobe Acrobat and Reader for Windows and macOS. This update addresses critical vulnerabilities. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

 Adobe is aware that CVE-2024-41869 has a known proof-of-concept that could cause Adobe Acrobat and Reader to crash. Adobe is not aware of this issue being exploited in the wild.

Affected Versions

Product

Track

Affected Versions

Platform

Acrobat DC 

Continuous 

24.003.20054 and earlier versions (Windows)
24.002.21005 and earlier versions (MacOS)

Windows &  macOS

Acrobat Reader DC

Continuous 

24.003.20054 and earlier versions (Windows)
24.002.21005 and earlier versions (MacOS)

Windows & macOS

Acrobat 2024

Classic 2024    

24.001.30159 and earlier versions

Windows & macOS

Acrobat 2020

Classic 2020           

20.005.30655 and earlier versions

Windows & macOS

Acrobat Reader 2020

Classic 2020           

20.005.30655 and earlier versions

Windows & macOS

For questions regarding Acrobat DC, please visit the Acrobat DC FAQ page

For questions regarding Acrobat Reader DC, please visit the Acrobat Reader DC FAQ page.

Solution

Adobe recommends users update their software installations to the latest versions by following the instructions below.    

The latest product versions are available to end users via one of the following methods:    

  • Users can update their product installations manually by choosing Help > Check for Updates.     

  • The products will update automatically, without requiring user intervention, when updates are detected.      

  • The full Acrobat Reader installer can be downloaded from the Acrobat Reader Download Center.     

For IT administrators (managed environments):     

  • Refer to the specific release note version for links to installers.     

  • Install updates via your preferred methodology, such as AIP-GPO, bootstrapper, SCUP/SCCM (Windows), or on macOS, Apple Remote Desktop and SSH.     

   

Adobe categorizes these updates with the following priority ratings and recommends users update their installation to the newest version:    

Product

Track

Updated Versions

Platform

Priority Rating

Availability

Acrobat DC

Continuous

24.003.20112

Windows and macOS

3

Release Notes     
   

Acrobat Reader DC

Continuous

24.003.20112

Windows and macOS

3

Release Notes     
    

Acrobat 2024

Classic 2024

24.001.30187

Windows  and macOS  

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acrobat 2020

Classic 2020           

20.005.30680

Windows  and macOS  

3

Release Notes     
    

Acrobat Reader 2020

Classic 2020 

20.005.30680

 

Windows  and macOS 

3

Vulnerability Details

Vulnerability Category Vulnerability Impact Severity CVSS base score CVSS vector CVE Number
Use After Free (CWE-416)
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-2024-41869

 

Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') (CWE-843)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2024-45112

Acknowledgements

Adobe would like to thank the following researcher for reporting this issue and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers:   

  • Haifei Li of EXPMON and Check Point Research - CVE-2024-41869
  • Anonymous - CVE-2024-45112

Revisions:

September 18, 2024: Added comment to CVE-2024-41869 


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 us out here: https://hackerone.com/adobe.

For more information, visit https://helpx.adobe.com/security.html, or email PSIRT@adobe.com.

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