CVE-2019-7824 — Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.010.20100 and earlier, 2019.010.20099 and earlier, 2017.011.30140 and earlier, 2017.011.30138 and earlier, 2015.006.30495 and earlier, and 2015.006.30493 and earlier have a buffer error vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to ar

01What is this vulnerability?

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.010.20100 and earlier, 2019.010.20099 and earlier, 2017.011.30140 and earlier, 2017.011.30138 and earlier, 2015.006.30495 and earlier, and 2015.006.30493 and earlier have a buffer error vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	Adobe Acrobat and Reader	2019.010.20100 and earlier, 2019.010.20099 and earlier, 2017.011.30140 and earlier version, 2017.011.30138 and earlier version, 2015.006.30495 and earlier, and 2015.006.30493 and earlier versions

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2019-05-22T17:32:45.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-04T21:02:18.595Z

09References

• helpx.adobe.com — https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-18.html
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108323
• www.zerodayinitiative.com — https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-508/