PT-2018-11440 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Published 2018-10-01 · Updated 2019-08-21 · CVE-2018-12855

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 The issue is related to buffer errors, which could lead to arbitrary code execution if successfully exploited. It affects the JPEG parsing functionality, potentially allowing for an out-of-bounds read information disclosure.

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

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-12855

ZDI-18-1114

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 7

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-30.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12855 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1114 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-12855 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-12855 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041809 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105437 · Note