Adobe Acrobat Reader out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30482/2017.011.30127/2019.010.20098. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2019-7119. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30482/2017.011.30127/2019.010.20098 (Document Reader Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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 disclosed 04/09/2019 by Steven Seeley (mr_me) with Zero Day Initiative as APSB19-17 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-7119 since 01/28/2019. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (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†). The entries VDB-135414, VDB-135429, VDB-135430 and VDB-135428 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source 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-2019-7119 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-7119
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-135492
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 15:14
Changes: 05/25/2019 09:21 (65), 06/15/2020 15:14 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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