PT-2018-16614 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Published 2018-02-13 · Updated 2018-03-16 · CVE-2018-4909

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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 occurs due to a computation that reads data past the end of the target buffer, which is part of the image conversion module when processing metadata in JPEG images. This can lead to sensitive data exposure. A successful attack can also allow attackers to execute code remotely.

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 image conversion module when processing JPEG images until a patch is available.

Fix

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-4909

ZDI-18-194

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 7

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-194 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-4909 · Vendor Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-02.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4909 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040364 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/102996 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-4909 · Note