Code injection in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2019-8060
Published: August 13, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20107
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-8060
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a improper input validation when processing PDF files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat
How to mitigate CVE-2019-8060
Install updates from vendor's website.
Adobe Reader - addressed in versions 15.006.30499, 17.011.30144, 19.012.20036
Adobe Acrobat - addressed in versions 15.006.30499, 17.011.30144, 19.012.20036
Adobe Acrobat - addressed in versions 15.006.30499, 17.011.30144, 19.012.20036