PT-2018-11395 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Published 2018-08-14 · Updated 2019-08-21 · CVE-2018-12799

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 2018.011.20055 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30096 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30434 and earlier

Description The issue is related to an untrusted pointer dereference, which could lead to arbitrary code execution if successfully exploited. This allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20055 and earlier, update to a version later than 2018.011.20055 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30096 and earlier, update to a version later than 2017.011.30096 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30434 and earlier, update to a version later than 2015.006.30434 to resolve the issue.

Fix

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-12799

ZDI-18-958

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-12799 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12799 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-958 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-29.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-12799 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041471 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105069 · Note