PT-2019-5161 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Published 2019-10-15 · Updated 2021-09-08 · CVE-2019-8170

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to a heap overflow vulnerability, which could lead to arbitrary code execution if successfully exploited. This vulnerability is associated with a buffer overflow in memory, allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions prior to 2019.012.20040, update to a version later than 2019.012.20040. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions prior to 2017.011.30148, update to a version later than 2017.011.30148. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions prior to 2015.006.30503, update to a version later than 2015.006.30503. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the PostScript file parsing functionality until a patch is available. Restrict access to sensitive areas of the application to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-01832

CVE-2019-8170

ZDI-19-870

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 6

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-49.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-870 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8170 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-01832 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-8170 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-8170 · Note