Bulletin ID
Security update available for Adobe PDFL Software Development Kit (SDK) | APSB24-98
|  | Date Published | Priority | 
| 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
| Product | Affected version | Platform | 
| Adobe PDFL Software Development Kit (SDK) | PDFL SDK 21.0.0.5 and earlier versions 
 | Windows, Linux and macOS | 
Solution
Adobe categorizes this update with the following priority rating and recommends users update their installation to the newest version:
| Product | Updated version | Platform | Priority rating | Availability | 
| Adobe PDFL Software Development Kit (SDK) | PDFL SDK 21.0.0.7 | Windows, Linux and macOS | 3 | Windows, Linux and macOS | 
Vulnerability Details
| Vulnerability Category | Vulnerability Impact | Severity | CVSS base score | CVE Number | |
| 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.