Adobe Acrobat Reader null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30464/2017.011.30113/2019.010.20069. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-7042. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30464/2017.011.30113/2019.010.20069 (Document Reader Software). Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on 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 untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .

The bug was discovered 02/12/2019. The weakness was presented 02/12/2019 as APSB19-07 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-7042 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 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.

See VDB-135564, VDB-135565, VDB-135566 and VDB-135567 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2015.006.30475/2017.011.30120/2019.010.20091

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB19-07
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-7042 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-7042
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-135588
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/25/2019 11:24
Updated: 06/19/2024 21:08
Changes: 05/25/2019 11:24 (61), 06/16/2020 10:40 (2), 06/19/2024 21:08 (19)
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