Integer overflow in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2019-7030
Published: February 12, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17489
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7030
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow when processing PDF files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF document, trick the victim into opening it, trigger integer overflow and gain access to sensitive information.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-7030
Install updates from vendor's website.