CVE-2019-8042 in the critical feed json
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.012.20035 and earlier, 2019.012.20035 and earlier, 2017.011.30142 and earlier, 2017.011.30143 and ea…
published 2019-08-20 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-17500
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 16.8%
- EPSS 16.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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 .
Patch / fix
- adobe acrobat_dc 15.006.30499, 17.011.30144, 19.012.20036
- adobe acrobat_reader_dc 15.006.30499, 17.011.30144, 19.012.20036
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-47276)
- Published
Exploit prediction
16.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-47276 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC for Windows - Heap-Based Memory Corruption due to Malformed TTF Font dos, 2019-08-15
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Adobe Adobe Acrobat and Reader
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
-
helpx.adobe.com
/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-41.html
patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-8042
- NVD CVE-2019-8042
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