Adobe Acrobat Reader out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30498/2017.011.30143/2019.012.20035. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2019-8018. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30498/2017.011.30143/2019.012.20035 (Document Reader Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions , 2019.012.20035 and earlier, 2019.012.20035 and earlier, 2017.011.30142 and earlier, 2017.011.30143 and earlier, 2017.011.30142 and earlier, 2015.006.30497 and earlier, and 2015.006.30498 and earlier have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure .

The weakness was disclosed 08/13/2019 as APSB19-41 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-8018 since 02/12/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2015.006.30499, 2017.011.30144 or 2019.012.20036 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The entries VDB-134801, VDB-140151, VDB-140152 and VDB-140153 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2015.006.30499/2017.011.30144/2019.012.20036

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02/12/2019 🔍
08/13/2019 +182 days 🔍
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08/16/2019 +3 days 🔍
07/28/2020 +347 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB19-41
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-8018 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8018
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-140167
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/16/2019 06:53
Updated: 07/28/2020 17:08
Changes: 08/16/2019 06:53 (62), 07/28/2020 17:08 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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