Insecure DLL loading in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2019-16444
Published: December 11, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23528
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16444
CWE-ID: CWE-427
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 the application loads DLL libraries in an insecure manner. A remote attacker can place a specially crafted .dll file on a remote SMB fileshare, trick the victim into opening a file, associated with the vulnerable application, and execute arbitrary code on victim's system.
Affected software
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat
How to mitigate CVE-2019-16444
Install updates from vendor's website.
Adobe Reader - addressed in versions 15.006.30508, 17.011.30156, 19.021.20058
Adobe Acrobat - addressed in versions 15.006.30508, 17.011.30156, 19.021.20058
Adobe Acrobat - addressed in versions 15.006.30508, 17.011.30156, 19.021.20058