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A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30498/2017.011.30143/2019.012.20035 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions, 2019.012.20035 and earlier, 2019.012.20035 and earlier, 2017.011.30142 and earlier, 2017.011.30143 and earlier, 2017.011.30142 and earlier, 2015.006.30497 and earlier, and 2015.006.30498 and earlier have an use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
The weakness was disclosed 08/13/2019 as APSB19-41 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-8038. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
A public exploit has been developed by wjllz (redogwu) in PDF File and been published 6 months after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.
Upgrading to version 2015.006.30499, 2017.011.30144 or 2019.012.20036 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The entries 140151, 140152, 140153 and 140154 are pretty similar.
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: wjllz (redogwu)
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2015.006.30499/2017.011.30144/2019.012.20036
Timeline
02/12/2019 🔍08/13/2019 🔍
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08/16/2019 🔍
01/02/2020 🔍
11/26/2023 🔍
Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: APSB19-41
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2019-8038 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 08/16/2019 06:56Updated: 11/26/2023 08:39
Changes: 08/16/2019 06:56 (44), 01/03/2020 11:08 (26), 11/26/2023 08:39 (7)
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Committer: misc
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