Untrusted Pointer Dereference in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2019-8174
Published: October 16, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21876
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-2019-8174
CWE-ID: CWE-822
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
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 untrusted pointer dereference when processing PDF files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger untrusted pointer dereference and execute arbitrary code on the system with privileges of the current user.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-8174
Install updates from vendor's website.