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CVE-2019-8196 in the critical feed json

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions , 2019.012.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2015.006.30503 and…

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-17601

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
22.9%
EPSS 22.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions , 2019.012.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2015.006.30503 and earlier, and 2015.006.30503 and earlier have an untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .

Patch / fix

  • adobe acrobat_dc 15.006.30504, 17.011.30150, 19.021.20047
  • adobe acrobat_reader_dc 15.006.30504, 17.011.30150, 19.021.20047

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-47610)

Exploit prediction

22.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-47610 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC for Windows - Use of Uninitialized Pointer due to Malformed OTF Font (CFF Table) dos, 2019-11-11

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 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Adobe Adobe Acrobat and Reader

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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