7.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-9715
Adobe Acrobat and Reader Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Description

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2020.009.20074 and earlier, 2020.001.30002, 2017.011.30171 and earlier, and 2015.006.30523 and earlier have an use-after-free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 19, 2020, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:41 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-9715 has a 6 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-9715 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Adobe acrobat_dc
2 Adobe acrobat_reader_dc
1 Apple macos
1 Microsoft windows
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-9715.

URL Resource
https://blog.exodusintel.com/2021/04/20/analysis-of-a-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-adobe-acrobat-reader-dc/ Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-48.html Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-991/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://blog.exodusintel.com/2021/04/20/analysis-of-a-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-adobe-acrobat-reader-dc/ Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-48.html Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-991/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Utilizing reverse engineering tools and a variety of programming languages

Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 22, 2024, 5:52 a.m. This repo has been linked 6 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 13, 2023, 11:51 p.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

Adobe Acrobat Reader UAF vulnerability Exploit code

Updated: 2 years, 3 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 29, 2022, 2:33 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 5 months, 3 weeks ago
8 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 21, 2022, 7:45 a.m. This repo has been linked 943 different CVEs too.

None

JavaScript

Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago
5 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 10, 2022, 8:23 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

2020年发布到阿尔法实验室微信公众号的所有安全资讯汇总

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
41 stars 16 fork 16 watcher
Born at : Jan. 11, 2021, 2:08 a.m. This repo has been linked 190 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-9715 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-9715 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://blog.exodusintel.com/2021/04/20/analysis-of-a-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-adobe-acrobat-reader-dc/
    Added Reference https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-48.html
    Added Reference https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-991/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 03, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://blog.exodusintel.com/2021/04/20/analysis-of-a-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-adobe-acrobat-reader-dc/ No Types Assigned https://blog.exodusintel.com/2021/04/20/analysis-of-a-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-adobe-acrobat-reader-dc/ Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://blog.exodusintel.com/2021/04/20/analysis-of-a-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-adobe-acrobat-reader-dc/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 19, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-48.html No Types Assigned https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-48.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-991/ No Types Assigned https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-991/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE NIST CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.006.30060 up to (including) 15.006.30523 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.008.20082 up to (including) 20.009.20074 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.011.30059 up to (including) 17.011.30171 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:20.001.30002:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.006.30060 up to (including) 15.006.30523 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.008.20082 up to (including) 20.009.20074 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.011.30059 up to (including) 17.011.30171 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:20.001.30002:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-9715 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-9715 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

35.07 }} 1.34%

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0.97135

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