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CRITICAL
CVE-2019-16452
Adobe Acrobat and Reader Use After Free Vulnerability
Description

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions , 2019.021.20056 and earlier, 2017.011.30152 and earlier, 2017.011.30155 and earlier version, 2017.011.30152 and earlier, and 2015.006.30505 and earlier have an use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 19, 2019, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 8, 2021, 5:22 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-16452 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-16452 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Adobe acrobat_dc
2 Adobe acrobat_reader_dc
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-16452.

URL Resource
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-55.html Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 2 years, 2 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 21, 2022, 5:24 p.m. This repo has been linked 6 different CVEs too.

CVE Exploit PoC's

C Makefile Shell M4 Roff Perl Yacc Lex Pascal Python

Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago
30 stars 11 fork 11 watcher
Born at : Sept. 29, 2021, 3:35 p.m. This repo has been linked 25 different CVEs too.

A collection of proof-of-concept exploit scripts written by the STAR Labs team for various CVEs that they discovered or found by others.

JavaScript HTML Python Shell C Makefile

Updated: 3 weeks ago
228 stars 41 fork 41 watcher
Born at : April 6, 2020, 1:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 12 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-16452 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-16452 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-55.html No Types Assigned https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-55.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.006.30060 up to (excluding) 15.006.30508 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.008.20082 up to (excluding) 19.021.20058 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.011.30059 up to (excluding) 17.011.30156 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.006.30060 up to (excluding) 15.006.30508 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.008.20082 up to (excluding) 19.021.20058 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.011.30059 up to (excluding) 17.011.30156 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-16452 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-16452 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.92 }} -0.02%

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0.82506

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