How severe is CVE-2024-39420?

This vulnerability has a severity rating of HIGH with a CVSS score of 7 out of 10.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-39420?

This is classified as CWE-367, which is a common weakness in software security.

CVE-2024-39420 - HIGH Severity | CVSS 7

Vulnerability Description

Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30636, 24.002.21005, 24.001.30159, 20.005.30655, 24.002.20965, 24.002.20964, 24.001.30123, 24.003.20054 and earlier are affected by a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution. This vulnerability arises when the timing of actions changes the state of a resource between the checking of a condition and the use of the resource, allowing an attacker to manipulate the resource in a harmful way. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

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