PT-2019-5957 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Published 2019-12-10 · Updated 2021-09-08 · CVE-2019-16463

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 2019.021.20056 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30155 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30505 and earlier

Description The issue is related to an untrusted pointer dereference, which could lead to arbitrary code execution if successfully exploited. This means an attacker could potentially run arbitrary code in the context of the current user by using a specially crafted file. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not specified.

Recommendations For versions 2019.021.20056 and earlier, update to a version later than 2019.021.20056 to resolve the issue. For versions 2017.011.30155 and earlier, update to a version later than 2017.011.30155 to resolve the issue. For versions 2015.006.30505 and earlier, update to a version later than 2015.006.30505 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of specially crafted files that could trigger the untrusted pointer dereference until a patch is available.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Untrusted Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-822

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-03880

CVE-2019-16463

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16463 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-55.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-16463 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-03880 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-16463 · Note