CVE-2019-8046

CRITICAL

Adobe Acrobat and Reader DC < 19.012.20036 - Out-of-bounds Write

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2019-8046. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a crash log analysis for CVE-2019-8046, detailing an access violation in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC's JP2KLib module when processing a malformed PDF. The log shows a stack trace and heap analysis but does not include executable exploit code.

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 a heap overflow 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/47277

This is a crash log analysis for CVE-2019-8046, detailing an access violation in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC's JP2KLib module when processing a malformed PDF. The log shows a stack trace and heap analysis but does not include executable exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (latest version as of 2019)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Malformed PDF file
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 0.1795
EPSS Percentile 96.8%
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 (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