PT-2019-4379 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Published 2019-10-15 · Updated 2021-09-08 · CVE-2019-8165

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.012.20040 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30148 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30503 and earlier

Description The issue is related to an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution. Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted file. The vulnerability is associated with a memory buffer overflow.

Recommendations For versions 2019.012.20040 and earlier, update to a version later than 2019.012.20040 to resolve the issue. For versions 2017.011.30148 and earlier, update to a version later than 2017.011.30148 to resolve the issue. For versions 2015.006.30503 and earlier, update to a version later than 2015.006.30503 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of Adobe Acrobat and Reader until a patch is available.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-00100

CVE-2019-8165

ZDI-19-888

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 7

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-888 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-49.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8165 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-8165 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-00100 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-49.html; · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-8165 · Note