CVE-2020-3742 (GCVE-0-2020-3742)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-02-13 15:07 – Updated: 2024-08-04 07:44
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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 execution .
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- Heap Overflow
Assigner
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| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
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Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Adobe Acrobat and Reader |
Affected:
, 2019.021.20061 and earlier, 2017.011.30156 and earlier, 2017.011.30156 and earlier, and 2015.006.30508 and earlier versions
|
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