Adobe Acrobat Reader Out-of-Bounds memory corruption [CVE-2019-16454]
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30505/2017.011.30152/2019.021.20056 (Document Reader Software). This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability (Out-of-Bounds). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was published 12/10/2019 as APSB19-55 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-16454. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k 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.
Further details are available at blogs.adobe.com. Similar entries are available at 146948, 146949, 146950 and 146951.
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: π
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Class: Memory corruption / Out-of-Bounds (CWE-119)
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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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-2019-16454 (π)
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Created: 12/11/2019 04:59 PM
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