PT-2019-5566 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Published 2019-02-12 · Updated 2019-08-21 · CVE-2019-7072

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 2019.010.20069 Adobe Acrobat versions prior to 2017.011.30113 Adobe Acrobat versions prior to 2015.006.30464 Adobe Reader versions prior to 2019.010.20069 Adobe Reader versions prior to 2017.011.30113 Adobe Reader versions prior to 2015.006.30464

Description The issue is related to a use-after-free vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution. Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to execute code in the context of the current user using a specially crafted PDF file.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions prior to 2019.010.20069, update to a version later than 2019.010.20069. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions prior to 2017.011.30113, update to a version later than 2017.011.30113. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions prior to 2015.006.30464, update to a version later than 2015.006.30464. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of specially crafted PDF files until a patch is available.

Fix

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-04239

CVE-2019-7072

ZDI-19-215

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 6

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-215 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-7072 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-04239 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-07.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7072 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-7072 · Note