Cyber Resilience

CVE-2019-7111

Memory Safety in Adobe Acrobat Dc 15.006.30060 – 15.006.30493

High EPSSMemory Safety
Published
23 May 2019
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3 8.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.54 99th percentile
Risk Priority 80 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2019-7111 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Dc. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.010.20098 and earlier, 2019.010.20098 and earlier, 2017.011.30127 and earlier version, and 2015.006.30482 and earlier have an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .

CWE(s)

Related Threats

Likely ATT&CK TechniquesAI

Techniques this vulnerability likely enables, inferred from its description, weakness type, and attributed-actor tradecraft. Confidence is per-technique.

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Executionconfidence: HIGH
Out-of-bounds write in a document reader enables client-side code execution via a malicious PDF.
T1204.002 Malicious File Executionconfidence: MEDIUM
Exploitation typically requires the victim to open a crafted PDF file.
inferred from description + CWE · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

adobe
acrobat dc
15.006.30060 — 15.006.30493 · 15.008.20082 — 19.010.20099 · 17.011.30056 — 17.011.30138
adobe
acrobat reader dc
15.006.30060 — 15.006.30493 · 15.008.20082 — 19.010.20099 · 17.011.30059 — 17.011.30138

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-787

Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure-development practices (static analysis, bounds checking, code review) are the primary means of preventing out-of-bounds writes.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability scanning and recording can discover out-of-bounds write flaws so they can be remediated.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Patching or replacing vulnerable software directly eliminates known instances of this coding weakness.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

detects

Security testing in development and acceptance can detect and prevent out-of-bounds write defects.

prevents

Secure development life cycle mandates practices that prevent out-of-bounds writes.

prevents

Application security requirements can specify bounds-checking and safe memory handling.

prevents

Secure architecture and engineering principles reduce the likelihood of buffer overflows.

prevents

Secure coding directly addresses out-of-bounds writes through language choice and coding standards.

prevents

Change management can enforce review gates that catch unsafe memory operations before deployment.

References