PT-2018-13382 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Published 2018-12-11 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-16044

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 2019.008.20081 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30106 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30457 and earlier

Description A security bypass issue exists, allowing attackers to escalate privileges. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.008.20081 and earlier, update to a version later than 2019.008.20081 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30106 and earlier, update to a version later than 2017.011.30106 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30457 and earlier, update to a version later than 2015.006.30457 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-16044

ZDI-18-1372

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 6

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1372 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16044 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-41.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-16044 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16044 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/106165 · Note