Adobe Acrobat Reader out-of-bounds write

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30503/2017.011.30148/2019.012.20040 (Document Reader Software). This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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 write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .

The weakness was presented 10/15/2019 as APSB19-49 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-8186. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/16/2024).

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.

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

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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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 🔍
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10/18/2019 +3 days 🔍
01/16/2024 +1551 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB19-49
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8186 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8186
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-143903
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/18/2019 10:44 AM
Updated: 01/16/2024 05:11 PM
Changes: 10/18/2019 10:44 AM (44), 10/18/2019 10:49 AM (17), 01/16/2024 05:11 PM (4)
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