First published: Wed May 22 2019(Updated: )
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of font files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a memory corruption condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.
Credit: psirt@adobe.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Adobe Acrobat Pro DC | ||
Adobe Acrobat Dc | >=15.006.30060<=15.006.30495 | |
Adobe Acrobat Dc | >=15.008.20082<=19.010.20100 | |
Adobe Acrobat Dc | >=17.011.30056<=17.011.30140 | |
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC | >=15.006.30060<=15.006.30493 | |
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC | >=15.008.20082<=19.010.20099 | |
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC | >=17.011.30059<=17.011.30138 | |
Apple Mac OS X | ||
Microsoft Windows |
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CVE-2019-7143 is a vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Adobe Acrobat Pro DC.
This vulnerability exists within the parsing of font data in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC.
Yes, user interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability. The target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The severity of CVE-2019-7143 is high with a CVSS score of 8.8.
To fix the CVE-2019-7143 vulnerability, users should update to the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Pro DC.