PT-2019-4375 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Published 2019-08-13 · Updated 2021-11-22 · CVE-2019-8237

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

10

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.012.20035 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30142 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30497 and earlier

Description The issue is related to insufficiently robust encryption in Adobe Acrobat and Reader, which could allow attackers to bypass security features. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to a security feature bypass, potentially allowing a remote attacker to bypass existing protection mechanisms in the context of the current user.

Recommendations For versions 2019.012.20035 and earlier, update to a version later than 2019.012.20035 to resolve the issue. For versions 2017.011.30142 and earlier, update to a version later than 2017.011.30142 to resolve the issue. For versions 2015.006.30497 and earlier, update to a version later than 2015.006.30497 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Inadequate Encryption Strength

Use of a Broken Cryptographic Algorithm

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-326

CWE-327

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-00096

CVE-2019-8237

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8237 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-00096 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-8237 · Vendor Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-41.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-8237 · Note
• https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2019-8237 · Note