Adobe Acrobat Reader privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30505/2017.011.30152/2019.021.20056. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2019-16444. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30505/2017.011.30152/2019.021.20056 (Document Reader Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. 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 a binary planting (default folder privilege escalation) vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.

The weakness was disclosed 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-2019-16444. Attacking locally is a requirement. A authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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. The entries VDB-146948, VDB-146949, VDB-146950 and VDB-146951 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2015.006.30508/2017.011.30156/2019.021.20058

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09/19/2019 🔍
12/10/2019 +82 days 🔍
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03/10/2024 +1551 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB19-55
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-16444 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-16444
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-146967
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/11/2019 16:56
Updated: 03/10/2024 10:18
Changes: 12/11/2019 16:56 (45), 12/11/2019 17:01 (17), 03/10/2024 10:18 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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