Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2019.008.20081 use after free

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2019.008.20081 (Document Reader Software). This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 12/11/2018. The weakness was released 12/11/2018 by AbdulAziz Hariri (Basti) with Zero Day Initiative as APSB18-41 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-19700 since 11/29/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/01/2023).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 119674 (Adobe Reader <= 15.006.30456 / 17.011.30105 / 19.008.20080 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-41) (macOS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371372 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (APSB18-41)).

Upgrading to version 2015.006.30461, 2017.011.30110 or 2019.010.20064 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (119674). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 129851, 129852, 129853 and 129854.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 119674
Nessus Name: Adobe Reader <= 15.006.30456 / 17.011.30105 / 19.008.20080 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-41) (macOS)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2015.006.30461/2017.011.30110/2019.010.20064

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11/29/2018 🔍
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01/18/2019 +35 days 🔍
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07/01/2023 +1624 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB18-41
Researcher: AbdulAziz Hariri (Basti)
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-19700 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 106164 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader APSB18-41 Multiple Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/19/2019 11:11 AM
Updated: 07/01/2023 02:40 PM
Changes: 01/19/2019 11:11 AM (75), 05/02/2020 12:30 PM (8), 07/01/2023 02:40 PM (4)
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