CVE-2019-16451

CRITICAL

Adobe Acrobat and Reader <2019.021.20056 - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2019-16451. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, leading to an access violation when opening a malformed PDF. The crash occurs due to an attempt to write data at a negative offset relative to a heap allocation, similar to CVE-2019-8042.

Description

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions , 2019.021.20056 and earlier, 2017.011.30152 and earlier, 2017.011.30155 and earlier version, 2017.011.30152 and earlier, and 2015.006.30505 and earlier have a heap overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47769

This exploit demonstrates a memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, leading to an access violation when opening a malformed PDF. The crash occurs due to an attempt to write data at a negative offset relative to a heap allocation, similar to CVE-2019-8042.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (2019.012.20040)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Malformed PDF file
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-145/

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.3468
EPSS Percentile 98.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (5)
adobe/acrobat_dc
adobe/acrobat_dc 15.006.30060 - 15.006.30508
adobe/acrobat_dc 15.008.20082 - 19.021.20058
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc 15.006.30060 - 15.006.30508
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc 15.008.20082 - 19.021.20058
Published Dec 19, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026