Adobe Acrobat and Reader CVE-2019-8162 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Description

Adobe Acrobat and Reader are prone to an arbitrary code-execution vulnerability. Successfully exploiting this issue allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of current user running the affected application. Failed exploits will result in denial-of-service conditions.

Technologies Affected

• Adobe Acrobat 2017.008.30051
• Adobe Acrobat 2017.011.30059
• Adobe Acrobat 2017.011.30066
• Adobe Acrobat 2017.011.30068
• Adobe Acrobat 2017.011.30070
• Adobe Acrobat 2017.011.30078
• Adobe Acrobat 2017.011.30079
• Adobe Acrobat 2017.011.30080
• Adobe Acrobat 2017.011.30096
• Adobe Acrobat 2017.011.30099
• Adobe Acrobat 2017.011.30102
• Adobe Acrobat 2017.011.30105
• Adobe Acrobat 2017.011.30106
• Adobe Acrobat 2017.011.30110
• Adobe Acrobat 2017.011.30113
• Adobe Acrobat 2017.011.30120
• Adobe Acrobat 2017.011.30127
• Adobe Acrobat 2017.011.30138
• Adobe Acrobat 2017.011.30140
• Adobe Acrobat 2017.011.30142
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2015.006.30060
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2015.006.30094
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2015.006.30306
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2015.006.30352
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2015.006.30355
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2015.006.30392
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2015.006.30394
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2015.006.30413
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2015.006.30416
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2015.006.30417
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2015.006.30418
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2015.006.30434
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2015.006.30448
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2015.006.30452
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2015.006.30456
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2015.006.30457
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2015.006.30461
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2015.006.30464
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2015.006.30475
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2015.006.30482
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2015.006.30493
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2015.006.30495
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2015.006.30497
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2015.006.30498
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2015.006.30499
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2015.006.30503
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2015.007.20033
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2015.008.20082
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2015.009.20069
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2015.06.30461
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2017.009.20044
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2017.009.20058
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2017.011.30142
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2017.011.30143
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2017.011.30144
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2017.011.30148
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2019.008.20071
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2019.008.20080
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2019.008.20081
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2019.010.20064
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2019.010.20069
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2019.010.20091
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2019.010.20098
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2019.010.20099
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2019.010.20100
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2019.012.20034
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2019.012.20035
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2019.012.20036
• Adobe Acrobat DC 2019.012.20040
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017.008.30051
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017.011.30059
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017.011.30066
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017.011.30068
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017.011.30070
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017.011.30078
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017.011.30079
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017.011.30080
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017.011.30096
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017.011.30105
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017.011.30106
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017.011.30110
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017.011.30113
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017.011.30138
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2015.006.30060
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2015.006.30094
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2015.006.30306
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2015.006.30352
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2015.006.30355
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2015.006.30392
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2015.006.30394
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2015.006.30413
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2015.006.30416
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2015.006.30417
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2015.006.30418
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2015.006.30434
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2015.006.30448
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2015.006.30452
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2015.006.30456
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2015.006.30457
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2015.006.30461
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2015.006.30464
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2015.006.30475
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2015.006.30482
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2015.006.30493
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2015.006.30497
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2015.006.30498
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2015.006.30499
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2015.006.30503
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2015.007.20033
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2015.008.20082
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2015.009.20069
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2015.06.30461
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2017.009.20044
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2017.009.20058
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2017.011.30080
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2017.011.30099
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2017.011.30102
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2017.011.30105
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2017.011.30106
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2017.011.30110
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2017.011.30113
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2017.011.30120
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2017.011.30127
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2017.011.30138
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2017.011.30142
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2017.011.30143
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2017.011.30144
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2017.011.30148
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2019.008.20071
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2019.008.20080
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2019.008.20081
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2019.010.20064
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2019.010.20069
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2019.010.20091
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2019.010.20098
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2019.010.20099
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2019.010.20100
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2019.012.20034
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2019.012.20035
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2019.012.20036
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2019.012.20040
• Adobe Adobe Acrobat DC 2017.011.30143
• Adobe Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2015.006.30498
• Adobe Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2017.011.30143

Recommendations

Deploy network intrusion detection systems to monitor network traffic for malicious activity.
Deploy NIDS to monitor network traffic for signs of anomalous or suspicious activity. This includes but is not limited to requests that include NOP sleds and unexplained incoming and outgoing traffic

Do not accept or execute files from untrusted or unknown sources.
To reduce the likelihood of successful exploits, do not open files that originate from untrusted sources.

Implement multiple redundant layers of security.
Various memory-protection schemes (such as nonexecutable and randomly mapped memory segments) may hinder an attacker’s ability to exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code.

Run all software as a nonprivileged user with minimal access rights.
To limit the impact of latent vulnerabilities, configure database servers and other applications to run as a nonadministrative user with minimal access rights.

Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.