Bulletin ID
Last updated on
14 March 2024
Security bulletin for Adobe Acrobat and Reader | APSB19-41
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Date Published |
Priority |
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APSB19-41 |
August 13, 2019 |
2 |
Summary
Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Acrobat and Reader for Windows and macOS. These updates address important vulnerabilities. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Affected Versions
These updates will address important vulnerabilities in the software. Adobe will be assigning the following priority ratings to these updates:
Solution
Adobe recommends users update their software installations to the latest versions by following the instructions below.
The latest product versions are available to end users via one of the following methods:
Users can update their product installations manually by choosing Help > Check for Updates.
The products will update automatically, without requiring user intervention, when updates are detected.
The full Acrobat Reader installer can be downloaded from the Acrobat Reader Download Center.
For IT administrators (managed environments):
Download the enterprise installers from https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/ReleaseNotesDC/index.html, or refer to the specific release note version for links to installers.
Install updates via your preferred methodology, such as AIP-GPO, bootstrapper, SCUP/SCCM (Windows), or on macOS, Apple Remote Desktop and SSH.
Adobe categorizes these updates with the following priority ratings and recommends users update their installation to the newest version:
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Track |
Updated Versions |
Platform |
Priority Rating |
Availability |
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Acrobat DC |
Continuous |
2019.012.20036 |
Windows and macOS |
2 |
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Acrobat Reader DC |
Continuous |
2019.012.20036 |
Windows and macOS |
2 |
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Acrobat DC |
Classic 2017 |
2017.011.30144 |
Windows and macOS |
2 |
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Acrobat Reader DC |
Classic 2017 |
2017.011.30144 |
Windows and macOS |
2 |
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Acrobat DC |
Classic 2015 |
2015.006.30499 |
Windows and macOS |
2 |
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Acrobat Reader DC |
Classic 2015 |
2015.006.30499 |
Windows and macOS |
2 |
Vulnerability Details
Acknowledgements
Adobe would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for reporting the relevant issues and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers:
- Dhanesh Kizhakkinan of FireEye Inc. (CVE-2019-8066)
- Xu Peng and Su Purui from TCA/SKLCS Institute of Software Chinese Academy of Sciences and Codesafe Team of Legendsec at Qi'anxin Group (CVE-2019-8029, CVE-2019-8030, CVE-2019-8031)
- (A.K.) Karim Zidani, Independent Security Researcher ; https://imAK.xyz/ (CVE-2019-8097)
- Anonymous working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2019-8033, CVE-2019-8037)
- BUGFENSE Anonymous Bug Bounties https://bugfense.io (CVE-2019-8015)
- Haikuo Xie of Baidu Security Lab working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2019-8035, CVE-2019-8257)
- Wei Lei of STAR Labs (CVE-2019-8009, CVE-2019-8018, CVE-2019-8010, CVE-2019-8011)
- Li Qi(@leeqwind) & Wang Lei(@CubestoneW) & Liao Bangjie(@b1acktrac3) of Qihoo360 CoreSecurity(@360CoreSec) (CVE-2019-8012)
- Ke Liu of Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab (CVE-2019-8094, CVE-2019-8095, CVE-2019-8096, CVE-2019-8004, CVE-2019-8005, CVE-2019-8006, CVE-2019-8077, CVE-2019-8003, CVE-2019-8020, CVE-2019-8021, CVE-2019-8022, CVE-2019-8023)
- Haikuo Xie of Baidu Security Lab (CVE-2019-8032, CVE-2019-8036)
- ktkitty (https://ktkitty.github.io) working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2019-8014)
- Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2019-8008, CVE-2019-8051, CVE-2019-8053, CVE-2019-8054, CVE-2019-8056, CVE-2019-8057, CVE-2019-8058, CVE-2019-8059)
- Mateusz Jurczyk of Google Project Zero (CVE-2019-8041, CVE-2019-8042, CVE-2019-8043, CVE-2019-8044, CVE-2019-8045, CVE-2019-8046, CVE-2019-8047, CVE-2019-8048, CVE-2019-8049, CVE-2019-8050, CVE-2019-8016, CVE-2019-8017)
- Michael Bourque (CVE-2019-8007)
- peternguyen working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2019-8013, CVE-2019-8034)
- Simon Zuckerbraun of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2019-8027)
- Steven Seeley (mr_me) of Source Incite working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2019-8019)
- Steven Seeley (mr_me) of Source Incite working with iDefense Labs(https://vcp.idefense.com/) (CVE-2019-8098, CVE-2019-8099, CVE-2019-8100, CVE-2019-8101, CVE-2019-8102, CVE-2019-8103, CVE-2019-8104, CVE-2019-8106, CVE-2019-7965, CVE-2019-8105)
- willJ working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2019-8040, CVE-2019-8052)
- Esteban Ruiz (mr_me) of Source Incite working with iDefense Labs(https://vcp.idefense.com/) (CVE-2019-8002)
- Bo Qu of Palo Alto Networks and Heige of Knownsec 404 Security Team (CVE-2019-8024, CVE-2019-8061, CVE-2019-8055)
- Zhaoyan Xu, Hui Gao of Palo Alto Networks (CVE-2019-8026, CVE-2019-8028)
- Lexuan Sun, Hao Cai of Palo Alto Networks (CVE-2019-8025)
- Bit of STARLabs working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2019-8038, CVE-2019-8039)
- Zhongcheng Li (CK01) of Topsec Alpha Team (CVE-2019-8060)
- Jens Müller (CVE-2019-8237)
- Steven Seeley (mr_me) of Source Incite (CVE-2019-8249, CVE-2019-8250, CVE-2019-8251, CVE-2019-8252)
Revisions
August 14, 2019: Added acknowledgement for CVE-2019-8016 & CVE-2019-8017.
August 22, 2019: Updated CVE id from CVE-2019-7832 to CVE-2019-8066.
September 26, 2019: Added acknowledgement for CVE-2019-8060.
October 23, 2019: Inlcuded details about CVE-2019-8237.
November 19, 2019: Included details about CVE-2019-8249, CVE-2019-8250, CVE-2019-8251, CVE-2019-8252
December 10, 2019: Inlcuded details about CVE-2019-8257.