CVE-2019-8017: Buffer Overflow

Published Aug 20, 2019
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Updated

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, 2015.006.30497 and earlier, and 2015.006.30498 and earlier have an untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .

Affected Software

8 affected components
Adobe Acrobat DC>=15.006.30060<15.006.30499
Adobe Acrobat DC>=15.008.20082<19.012.20036
Adobe Acrobat DC>=17.011.30059<17.011.30144
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC>=15.006.30060<15.006.30499
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC>=15.008.20082<19.012.20036
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC>=17.011.30059<17.011.30144
Apple macOS
Microsoft Windows

Event History

Aug 20, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:43 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:43 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What attacker access or user interaction is required for exploitation?

The vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity and requires no privileges or user interaction, according to the CVSS vector.

2

Which Adobe Acrobat and Reader release lines are affected?

Affected versions include 2019.012.20035 and earlier, 2017.011.30142 and earlier, 2017.011.30143 and earlier, 2015.006.30497 and earlier, and 2015.006.30498 and earlier for Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Acrobat Reader DC.

3

What is the impact if exploitation succeeds?

Successful exploitation could allow arbitrary code execution. The CVSS metrics indicate high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

4

What should organizations do to remediate this issue?

Apply the available patch for the affected Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Acrobat Reader DC installation.

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