Use-after-free in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2019-7083

 

Use-after-free in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2019-7083

Published: February 12, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU17551
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7083
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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 compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free error when processing PDF files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF document, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

How to mitigate CVE-2019-7083

Install updates from vendor's website.

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