PT-2019-3914 · Adobe+1 · Windows Adobe Type Manager Library+1

Hossein Lotfi · Published 2019-11-12 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2019-1456

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Adobe Type Manager Library (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in memory due to improper handling of specially crafted OpenType fonts. This can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not available. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-04366

CVE-2019-1456

ZDI-19-986

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Adobe Type Manager Library

References · 7

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2019-1456 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1456 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-04366 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1456 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-986 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1456 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1456 · Vendor Advisory