Adobe Acrobat Reader out-of-bounds

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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30503/2017.011.30148/2019.012.20040 (Document Reader Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions , 2019.012.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2015.006.30503 and earlier, and 2015.006.30503 and earlier have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure .

The weakness was published 10/15/2019 as APSB19-49 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-8163. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 2015.006.30504, 2017.011.30150 or 2019.021.20047 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-143881, VDB-143882, VDB-143883 and VDB-143884.

Productinfo

Type

Document Reader Software

Vendor

Adobe

Name

Acrobat Reader

Version

License

free

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2015.006.30504/2017.011.30150/2019.021.20047

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02/12/2019 🔍
10/15/2019 +245 days 🔍
10/15/2019 +0 days 🔍
10/18/2019 +3 days 🔍
01/16/2024 +1551 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB19-49
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8163 (🔍)
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/18/2019 10:43 AM
Updated: 01/16/2024 03:39 PM
Changes: 10/18/2019 10:43 AM (44), 10/18/2019 10:48 AM (17), 01/16/2024 03:39 PM (4)
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