CVE-2019-8045

CRITICAL

Adobe Acrobat and Reader DC < 19.012.20036 - Untrusted Pointer Dereference

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2019-8045. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided content describes a crash in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC due to an uninitialized heap value being passed to the free() function, triggered by a malformed PDF file. The crash occurs in the JBIG2Globals object, with specific byte modifications at offset 0x3bc causing the issue.

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 .

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47278

The provided content describes a crash in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC due to an uninitialized heap value being passed to the free() function, triggered by a malformed PDF file. The crash occurs in the JBIG2Globals object, with specific byte modifications at offset 0x3bc causing the issue.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (2019.012.20035)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Malformed PDF file with specific byte modifications
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-41.html

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.1602
EPSS Percentile 96.5%
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-119
Status published
Products (4)
adobe/acrobat_dc 15.006.30060 - 15.006.30499
adobe/acrobat_dc 15.008.20082 - 19.012.20036
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc 15.006.30060 - 15.006.30499
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc 15.008.20082 - 19.012.20036
Published Aug 20, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026