CVE-2019-8017 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 13.3% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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 an untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 13.33% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2019-08-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (4)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| adobe | acrobat dc |
| adobe | acrobat reader dc |
| apple | macos |
| microsoft | windows |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Adobe Acrobat CoolType (AFDKO) - Call from Uninitialized Memory due to Empty FDArray in Type 1 Fonts | 2019-08-15 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD