Use-after-free in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2019-8178
Published: October 16, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21839
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-2019-8178
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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 use-after-free error when processing PDF files. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted PDF file, trigger use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Affected software
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat
How to mitigate CVE-2019-8178
Install updates from vendor's website.
Adobe Reader - addressed in versions 15.006.30504, 17.011.30150
Adobe Acrobat - addressed in versions 15.006.30504, 17.011.30150, 19.021.20047
Adobe Acrobat - addressed in versions 15.006.30504, 17.011.30150, 19.021.20047