CVE-2020-24439 (GCVE-0-2020-24439)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-11-05 19:32 – Updated: 2024-09-17 00:42
VLAI
Title
Acrobat Reader DC for macOS Signature Validation Bypass
Summary
Acrobat Reader DC for macOS versions 2020.012.20048 (and earlier), 2020.001.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) are affected by a security feature bypass. While the practical security impact is minimal, a defense-in-depth fix has been implemented to further harden the Adobe Reader update process.
Severity
2.8 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature (CWE-347)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Adobe Acrobat Reader Affected: unspecified , ≤ 2017.011.30175 (custom)
Affected: unspecified , ≤ 2020.012.20048 (custom)
Affected: unspecified , ≤ 2020.001.30005 (custom)
Affected: unspecified , ≤ None (custom)
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Date Public
2020-11-03 00:00
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