PT-2018-11438 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Published 2018-10-01 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2018-12851

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20063 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30102 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30452 and earlier

Description A heap overflow issue allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20063 and earlier, update to a version later than 2018.011.20063 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30102 and earlier, update to a version later than 2017.011.30102 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30452 and earlier, update to a version later than 2015.006.30452 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-12851

ZDI-18-1111

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 7

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1111 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-30.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-12851 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12851 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041809 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-12851 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105436 · Note