Untrusted Pointer Dereference in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2019-8196
Published: October 16, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21878
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-2019-8196
CWE-ID: CWE-822
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 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.
Affected software
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat
How to mitigate CVE-2019-8196
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