Adobe Acrobat Reader use after free

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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30464/2017.011.30113/2019.010.20069. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to use after free. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2019-7083. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

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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 declared as critical. 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 presented 02/12/2019 as APSB19-07 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-7083 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. 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 06/23/2024).

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.

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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• Document Reader Software

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• Adobe

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• Acrobat Reader

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• 2015.006.30464
• 2017.011.30113
• 2019.010.20069

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• free

Website

• Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

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