PT-2018-11365 · Adobe · Acrobat Pro Dc+2

Published 2018-07-10 · Updated 2019-08-21 · CVE-2018-12771

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20040 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30080 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30418 and earlier

Description The issue is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability is related to HTML parsing in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20040 and earlier, update to a version later than 2018.011.20040 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30080 and earlier, update to a version later than 2017.011.30080 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30418 and earlier, update to a version later than 2015.006.30418 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of HTML parsing functionality in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC until a patch is available.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-12771

ZDI-18-1008

Affected Products

Acrobat

Acrobat Pro Dc

Reader

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12771 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-21.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-12771 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1008 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041250 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-12771 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/104701 · Note