Adobe Acrobat Reader null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30464/2017.011.30113/2019.010.20069. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2019-7066. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30464/2017.011.30113/2019.010.20069 (Document Reader Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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 released 02/12/2019 as APSB19-07 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-7066 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 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. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Recommended: Upgrade
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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-2019-7066 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-7066
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-135611
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/25/2019 11:27
Updated: 06/20/2024 03:29
Changes: 05/25/2019 11:27 (61), 06/16/2020 12:56 (2), 06/20/2024 03:29 (19)
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