Memory corruption in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2019-8048
Published: August 13, 2019 / Updated: November 20, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20139
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:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-8048
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing PDF files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-8048
Install updates from vendor's website.