Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU21847

Use-after-free in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2019-8208

Published: October 16, 2019

Vulnerability identifier: #VU21847

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-2019-8208

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

How to mitigate CVE-2019-8208

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

External References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-49.html

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