Security Alert (A19-12-04): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader/Acrobat


 

Published on: 11 December 2019

  
  

Description:

Security updates are released for Adobe Reader and Acrobat to address multiple vulnerabilities.  To exploit the vulnerabilities, a remote attacker would entice a targeted user to open a specially crafted PDF file.

 

Affected Systems:

  • Acrobat DC for Windows and macOS Continuous 2019.021.20056 and earlier versions
  • Acrobat Reader DC for Windows and macOS Continuous 2019.021.20056 and earlier versions
  • Acrobat 2017 for Windows Classic 2017 2017.011.30152 and earlier versions
  • Acrobat 2017 for macOS Classic 2017 2017.011.30155 and earlier versions
  • Acrobat Reader 2017 for Windows and macOS Classic 2017 2017.011.30152 and earlier versions
  • Acrobat 2015 for Windows and macOS Classic 2015 2015.006.30505 and earlier versions
  • Acrobat Reader 2015 for Windows and macOS Classic 2015 2015.006.30505 and earlier versions

 

Impact:

Depending on the vulnerability exploited, a successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation or information disclosure on an affected system.

 

Recommendation:

Users of affected systems should update the Adobe Reader and Acrobat to the following versions to address the issues. 

  • Acrobat DC for Windows and macOS Continuous 2019.021.20058
  • Acrobat Reader DC for Windows and macOS Continuous 2019.021.20058
  • Acrobat 2017 for Windows and macOS Classic 2017 2017.011.30156
  • Acrobat Reader 2017 for Windows and macOS Classic 2017.011.30156
  • Acrobat 2015 for Windows and macOS Classic 2015 2015.006.30508
  • Acrobat Reader 2015 for Windows and macOS Classic 2015 2015.006.30508

The updates can be obtained by using the auto-update mechanism or by downloading at the following URLs:

  • http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Windows
  • http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Mac

 

More Information:

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-55.html
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2019/12/10/adobe-releases-security-updates
https://www.hkcert.org/my_url/en/alert/19121102
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-16444 (to CVE-2019-16446)
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-16448 (to CVE-2019-16465)

 



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