PT-2018-16596 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Published 2018-02-13 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-4890

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 Reader versions 2018.009.20050 and earlier Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 2017.011.30070 and earlier Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 2015.006.30394 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a heap overflow vulnerability in the image conversion engine when handling JPEG data embedded within an XPS file. This can lead to code corruption, control-flow hijack, or an information leak attack. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 2018.009.20050 and earlier, update to a version later than 2018.009.20050 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 2017.011.30070 and earlier, update to a version later than 2017.011.30070 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 2015.006.30394 and earlier, update to a version later than 2015.006.30394 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the handling of JPEG data embedded within XPS files until a patch is available.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-4890

ZDI-18-192

ZDI-18-193

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 8

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-193 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-192 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4890 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-02.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-4890 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-4890 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040364 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/102992 · Note