Adobe Acrobat Reader out-of-bounds write

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30505/2017.011.30152/2019.021.20056. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-16454. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30505/2017.011.30152/2019.021.20056 (Document Reader Software). This affects an unknown code. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions , 2019.021.20056 and earlier, 2017.011.30152 and earlier, 2017.011.30155 and earlier version, 2017.011.30152 and earlier, and 2015.006.30505 and earlier have an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .

The weakness was published 12/10/2019 as APSB19-55 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-16454. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/10/2024).

Upgrading to version 2015.006.30508, 2017.011.30156 or 2019.021.20058 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Further details are available at blogs.adobe.com. Similar entries are available at VDB-146948, VDB-146949, VDB-146950 and VDB-146951. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality 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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• 2015.006.30505
• 2017.011.30152
• 2019.021.20056

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• free

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• Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

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