Information disclosure in Adobe Reader and Acrobat
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-7815 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-200 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Adobe Reader Client/Desktop applications / Office applications Adobe Acrobat Client/Desktop applications / Office applications |
| Vendor | Adobe |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure
EUVDB-ID: #VU17820
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7815
CWE-ID:
CWE-200 - Information exposure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient measures, implemented in patch for Adobe Acrobat and Reader in versions 2019.010.20091, 2017.011.30120 and 2015.006.30475, described in SB2019021207 #3 (CVE-2019-7089). A remote attacker can bypass implemented protection and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsAdobe Reader: 2015.006.30475 - 2019.010.20091
Adobe Acrobat: 15.006.30475 - 19.010.20091
External linkshttp://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-13.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
