Adobe Acrobat Reader out-of-bounds

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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30505/2017.011.30152/2019.021.20056 (Document Reader Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions , 2019.021.20056 and earlier, 2017.011.30152 and earlier, 2017.011.30155 and earlier version, 2017.011.30152 and earlier, and 2015.006.30505 and earlier have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure .

The weakness was released 12/10/2019 as APSB19-55 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-16458. 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.

Upgrading to version 2015.006.30508, 2017.011.30156 or 2019.021.20058 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

blogs.adobe.com is providing further details. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 146948, 146949, 146950 and 146952.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2015.006.30508/2017.011.30156/2019.021.20058

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09/19/2019 🔍
12/10/2019 +82 days 🔍
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03/10/2024 +1551 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB19-55
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-16458 (🔍)
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/11/2019 16:54
Updated: 03/10/2024 09:32
Changes: 12/11/2019 16:54 (44), 12/11/2019 16:59 (17), 03/10/2024 09:32 (4)
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