Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2019-8042 — Out-of-bounds Write in Adobe Acrobat DC

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write5 documents5 sources
Severity
9.8CRITICALNVD
EPSS
39.7%
top 2.68%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
3
Adobe Acrobat DCAdobe Acrobat Reader DCAdobe Acrobat AND Reader
Timeline
PublishedAug 20
Latest updateMay 24

Description

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.012.20035 and earlier, 2019.012.20035 and earlier, 2017.011.30142 and earlier, 2017.011.30143 and earlier, 2015.006.30497 and earlier, and 2015.006.30498 and earlier have a heap overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDadobe/acrobat_reader_dc15.006.30060 — 15.006.30499+2
▶CVEListV5adobe/adobe_acrobat_and_reader2019.012.20035 and earlier, 2019.012.20035 and earlier, 2017.011.30142 and earlier, 2017.011.30143 and earlier, 2015.006.30497 and earlier, and 2015.006.30498 and earlier versions
▶NVDadobe/acrobat_dc15.006.30060 — 15.006.30499+2

Patches

Patch: helpx.adobe.com ↗Patch: helpx.adobe.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-h69v-5f6h-mx35: Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions, 2019↗2022-05-24
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Project0
Part II: Returning to Adobe Reader symbols on macOS - Project Zero↗2020-01-01
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CVEList
CVE-2019-8042: Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019↗2019-08-20
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC for Windows - Heap-Based Memory Corruption due to Malformed TTF Font↗2019-08-15
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