Adobe Acrobat Reader out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30498/2017.011.30143/2019.012.20035. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2019-8016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30498/2017.011.30143/2019.012.20035 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is 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 published 08/13/2019 as APSB19-41 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-8016 since 02/12/2019. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

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 vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (47259). Similar entries are available at VDB-134801, VDB-140151, VDB-140152 and VDB-140153. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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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 🔍
09/29/2025 +2236 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB19-41
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-8016 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8016
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-140180
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/16/2019 06:54
Updated: 09/29/2025 10:45
Changes: 08/16/2019 06:54 (63), 07/28/2020 18:17 (2), 06/20/2024 12:20 (23), 09/29/2025 10:45 (1)
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