Adobe Acrobat Reader Out-of-Bounds information disclosure [CVE-2019-16457]
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| 4.1 | $0-$5k | 2.97 |
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 declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Out-of-Bounds). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.
The weakness was published 12/10/2019 as APSB19-55 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-16457. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/11/2019).
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.
Additional details are provided at blogs.adobe.com. Similar entries are available at 146948, 146949, 146951 and 146952.
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: π
VulDB Reliability: π
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VulDB Base Score: π
VulDB Temp Score: π
VulDB Reliability: π
Class: Information disclosure / Out-of-Bounds (CWE-200)
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: π
Status: Not defined
Price Prediction: π
Current Price Estimation: π
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Remediation: πRecommended: Upgrade
Status: π
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2015.006.30508/2017.011.30156/2019.021.20058
12/10/2019 Advisory disclosed
12/10/2019 Countermeasure disclosed
12/11/2019 VulDB entry created
12/11/2019 VulDB last updateVendor: adobe.com
Advisory: APSB19-55
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2019-16457 (π)
Misc.: π
See also: π
Created: 12/11/2019 04:59 PM
Complete: π
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