CVE-2020-29075

PDF Injection BlackHat Talk

Description

Acrobat Reader DC versions 2020.013.20066 (and earlier), 2020.001.30010 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30180 (and earlier) are affected by an information exposure vulnerability, that could enable an attacker to get a DNS interaction and track if the user has opened or closed a PDF file when loaded from the filesystem without a prompt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability.

Categories

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.24% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory adobe.com
Affected: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-75.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-29075?
CVE-2020-29075 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-29075?
To fix CVE-2020-29075, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-29075 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-29075 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-29075?
CVE-2020-29075 affects Adobe Acrobat Reader DC.
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