Adobe Acrobat Reader use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30464/2017.011.30113/2019.010.20069. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to use after free. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-7040. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30464/2017.011.30113/2019.010.20069 (Document Reader Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.010.20069 and earlier, 2019.010.20069 and earlier, 2017.011.30113 and earlier version, and 2015.006.30464 and earlier have an use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .

The bug was discovered 02/12/2019. The weakness was released 02/12/2019 as APSB19-07 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-7040 since 01/28/2019. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/21/2024).

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371638 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (APSB19-07)).

Upgrading to version 2015.006.30475, 2017.011.30120 or 2019.010.20091 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-135564, VDB-135565, VDB-135566 and VDB-135567. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / 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 2015.006.30475/2017.011.30120/2019.010.20091

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01/28/2019 🔍
02/12/2019 +15 days 🔍
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05/25/2019 +102 days 🔍
06/21/2024 +1854 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB19-07
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-7040 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-7040
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-135586
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/25/2019 11:23
Updated: 06/21/2024 08:12
Changes: 05/25/2019 11:23 (61), 06/16/2020 10:23 (2), 06/21/2024 08:12 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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