Adobe Acrobat Reader memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30498/2017.011.30143/2019.012.20035. It has been classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2019-8049. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been 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 vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. 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 a heap overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

The weakness was published 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-2019-8049 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. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $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 (47274). Similar entries are available at VDB-134801, VDB-140151, VDB-140152 and VDB-140153. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Document Reader Software

Vendor

Adobe

Name

Acrobat Reader

Version

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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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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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-2019-8049 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8049
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-140215
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/16/2019 06:58
Updated: 09/29/2025 10:45
Changes: 08/16/2019 06:58 (63), 07/29/2020 07:40 (2), 09/29/2025 10:45 (23)
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