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 HTML files in the HTML2PDF plugin. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. 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-2019-7796 is a vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Adobe Acrobat Pro DC.
To exploit CVE-2019-7796, the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
CVE-2019-7796 has a severity rating of 8.8 (Critical).
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC versions 15.006.30060 to 15.006.30495, 15.008.20082 to 19.010.20100, and 17.011.30056 to 17.011.30140 are affected by CVE-2019-7796.
To fix CVE-2019-7796, it is recommended to update Adobe Acrobat Pro DC to the latest version available.