Advisory Details

April 15th, 2019

Adobe Bridge CC PDF File Parsing Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI-19-354
ZDI-CAN-7765

CVE ID CVE-2019-7136
CVSS SCORE 5.5, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Bridge
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Adobe Bridge CC. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of PDF files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Adobe has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/bridge/apsb19-25.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2019-01-03 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2019-04-15 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Francis Provencher {PRL}
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