CVE-2019-8210: Use After Free

Q: What must an attacker do to exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker must induce a user to interact with malicious content. No authentication or existing privileges are required, and the vulnerability can be reached over the network.

Q: What is the potential impact of successful exploitation?

Successful exploitation can result in arbitrary code execution, affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Q: Which products and versions are affected?

Affected products are Adobe Acrobat DC and Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. The listed affected release lines include 2019.012.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, and 2015.006.30503 and earlier.

Published Oct 17, 2019

Updated

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions , 2019.012.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2015.006.30503 and earlier, and 2015.006.30503 and earlier have an use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .

Affected Software

8 affected components

Adobe Acrobat DC>=15.006.30060<15.006.30504

Adobe Acrobat DC>=15.008.20082<19.021.20047

Adobe Acrobat DC>=17.011.30059<17.011.30150

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC>=15.006.30060<15.006.30504

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC>=15.008.20082<19.021.20047

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC>=17.011.30059<17.011.30150

Apple macOS

Microsoft Windows

Remediation

Patch Available

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-49.html

Event History

Oct 17, 2019

CVE Published

via MITRE·08:25 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·08:25 PM

DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

What must an attacker do to exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker must induce a user to interact with malicious content. No authentication or existing privileges are required, and the vulnerability can be reached over the network.

What is the potential impact of successful exploitation?

Successful exploitation can result in arbitrary code execution, affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Which products and versions are affected?

Affected products are Adobe Acrobat DC and Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. The listed affected release lines include 2019.012.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, and 2015.006.30503 and earlier.

Is a patch available?

Yes. A patch is available.