Adobe Security Bulletin

Security update available for Adobe Acrobat and Reader  | APSB24-29

Bulletin ID

Date Published

Priority

APSB24-29

May 14, 2024

3

Summary

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

Affected Versions

Product

Track

Affected Versions

Platform

Acrobat DC 

Continuous 

24.002.20736 and earlier versions

Windows &  macOS

Acrobat Reader DC

Continuous 

24.002.20736 and earlier versions

 

Windows & macOS




     

Acrobat 2020

Classic 2020           

20.005.30574 and earlier versions

 

Windows & macOS

Acrobat Reader 2020

Classic 2020           

20.005.30574 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

24.002.20759

Windows and macOS

3

Acrobat Reader DC

Continuous

24.002.20759

Windows and macOS

3

Release Notes     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acrobat 2020

Classic 2020           

Win: 20.005.30636

Mac: 20.005.30635

Windows  and macOS  

3

Acrobat Reader 2020

Classic 2020 

Win: 20.005.30636

Mac: 20.005.30635
 

Windows  and macOS 

3

Vulnerability Details

Vulnerability Category Vulnerability Impact Severity CVSS base score CVSS vector 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-2024-30279
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
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-2024-30280
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-2024-30284
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-2024-30310
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-2024-34094
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-2024-34095
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-2024-34096
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-2024-34097
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
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-2024-34098
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
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-2024-34099
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-2024-34100
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Memory leak
Important 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVE-2024-30311
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Memory leak
Important 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVE-2024-30312
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Memory leak Moderate 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVE-2024-34101

Acknowledgements

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

  • Mark Vincent Yason (markyason.github.io) working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative - CVE-2024-30284, CVE-2024-34094, CVE-2024-34095, CVE-2024-34096, CVE-2024-34097
  • Cisco Talos (ciscotalos)  - CVE-2024-30311, CVE-2024-30312
  • Bobby Gould of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative - CVE-2024-30310, CVE-2024-34101
  • AbdulAziz Hariri (@abdhariri) of Haboob SA (@HaboobSa) - CVE-2024-34098, CVE-2024-34099
  • Anonymous working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative  - CVE-2024-30279, CVE-2024-30280
  • Suyue Guo and Wei You from Renmin University of China (ruc_se_sec) - CVE-2024-34100

Revisions:

May 22, 2024: Added CVE-2024-30279 and CVE-2024-30280


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