PT-2018-16603 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Willj · Published 2018-02-13 · Updated 2018-03-19 · CVE-2018-4898

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 caused by a computation that writes data past the end of the intended buffer, which is part of the XPS engine used for adding vector graphics and images to a fixed page. This can potentially allow an attacker to corrupt sensitive data or 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 disabling the XPS engine in Adobe Acrobat Reader until a patch is available.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-4898

ZDI-18-208

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 7

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-208 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4898 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-4898 · Vendor Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-02.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/102994 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040364 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-4898 · Note