Adobe Acrobat Reader Out-of-Bounds information disclosure [CVE-2019-16461]
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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30505/2017.011.30152/2019.021.20056 (Document Reader Software). Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Out-of-Bounds). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.
The weakness was disclosed 12/10/2019 as APSB19-55 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-16461. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (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.
Further details are available at blogs.adobe.com. The entries 146948, 146949, 146950 and 146951 are pretty similar.
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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
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Current Price Estimation: π
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Remediation: πRecommended: Upgrade
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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-2019-16461 (π)
Misc.: π
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Created: 12/11/2019 04:59 PM
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