Adobe Acrobat Reader out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30482/2017.011.30127/2019.010.20098. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2019-7118. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30482/2017.011.30127/2019.010.20098 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. 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 2019.010.20098 and earlier, 2019.010.20098 and earlier, 2017.011.30127 and earlier version, and 2015.006.30482 and earlier have an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .

The bug was discovered 04/09/2019. The weakness was released 04/09/2019 by Steven Seeley (mr_me) with Zero Day Initiative as APSB19-17 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-7118 since 01/28/2019. 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 06/15/2020).

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371729 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB19-17)).

Upgrading to version 2015.006.30493, 2017.011.30138 or 2019.010.20099 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 107815†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-135414, VDB-135429, VDB-135430 and VDB-135428. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2015.006.30493/2017.011.30138/2019.010.20099

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB19-17
Researcher: Steven Seeley (mr_me)
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-7118 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-7118
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-135491
SecurityFocus: 107815 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader Out-of-Bounds Read Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/25/2019 09:21
Updated: 06/15/2020 15:03
Changes: 05/25/2019 09:21 (65), 06/15/2020 15:03 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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