PT-2019-5965 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Published 2019-08-13 · Updated 2021-11-19 · CVE-2019-8051

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Acrobat versions prior to 2019.012.20035 Adobe Acrobat versions prior to 2017.011.30142 Adobe Acrobat versions prior to 2015.006.30497 Adobe Reader versions prior to 2019.012.20035 Adobe Reader versions prior to 2017.011.30143 Adobe Reader versions prior to 2015.006.30498

Description The issue is related to a use-after-free vulnerability, which could lead to arbitrary code execution if successfully exploited. This vulnerability is associated with the use of memory after it has been freed, potentially allowing a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to protected information.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions prior to 2019.012.20035, update to a version later than 2019.012.20035. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions prior to 2017.011.30142 and 2017.011.30143 respectively, update to a version later than 2017.011.30142 and 2017.011.30143. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions prior to 2015.006.30497 and 2015.006.30498 respectively, update to a version later than 2015.006.30497 and 2015.006.30498. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the use of the userName property in AcroForm until a patch is available.

Fix

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-03975

CVE-2019-8051

ZDI-19-754

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 6

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-41.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-8051 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-754 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8051 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-03975 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-8051 · Note