Adobe Acrobat Reader out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30448/2017.011.30099/2018.011.20058. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-19721. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30448/2017.011.30099/2018.011.20058 (Document Reader Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20058 and earlier, 2017.011.30099 and earlier, and 2015.006.30448 and earlier have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure. Note: A different vulnerability than CVE-2018-19723.

The bug was discovered 09/19/2018. The weakness was published 01/28/2019 as APSB18-34 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-19721 since 11/29/2018. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2015.006.30452, 2017.011.30102 or 2018.011.20063 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-124448, VDB-124449, VDB-124450 and VDB-124451. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Document Reader Software

Vendor

Adobe

Name

Acrobat Reader

Version

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2015.006.30452/2017.011.30102/2018.011.20063

Timelineinfo

09/19/2018 🔍
09/19/2018 +0 days 🔍
11/29/2018 +71 days 🔍
01/28/2019 +60 days 🔍
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05/06/2020 +463 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB18-34
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-19721 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-19721
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-130285
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/29/2019 09:34
Updated: 05/06/2020 12:55
Changes: 01/29/2019 09:34 (65), 05/06/2020 12:55 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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