{"id":"CVE-2019-16451","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-16451","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:19:57.291Z","title":"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.","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 .","published":"2019-12-19T15:15:13.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:22:17.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@adobe.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-787"],"affected":["adobe/acrobat dc","adobe/acrobat reader dc"],"epss":{"score":0.34676,"percentile":0.98411,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2019-12-11","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":47769,"kind":"exploit","title":"Adobe Acrobat Reader DC - Heap-Based Memory Corruption due to Malformed TTF Font","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47769","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/dos/47769.txt","file":"exploits/windows/dos/47769.txt","published":"2019-12-11","added":"2019-12-11","updated":"2019-12-11","author":"Google Security Research","type":"dos","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2019-16451"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1940"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 34.7%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-55.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-145/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-55.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-145/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16451","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}