Adobe Acrobat Reader out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30498/2017.011.30143/2019.012.20035. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-8008. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30498/2017.011.30143/2019.012.20035 (Document Reader Software). Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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 write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .

The weakness was presented 08/13/2019 as APSB19-41 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-8008 since 02/12/2019. 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. 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 07/28/2020).

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.

See VDB-134801, VDB-140151, VDB-140152 and VDB-140153 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / 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 2015.006.30499/2017.011.30144/2019.012.20036

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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-2019-8008 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8008
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-140178
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/16/2019 06:54
Updated: 07/28/2020 18:09
Changes: 08/16/2019 06:54 (63), 07/28/2020 18:09 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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