Information disclosure in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2019-7089

 

Information disclosure in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2019-7089

Published: February 12, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU17490
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-2019-7089
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information and compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to data leak when processing PDF files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF document, trick the victim into opening it and gain access to sensitive information.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2019-7089

Install updates from vendor's website.

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