PT-2018-16623 · Adobe · Acrobat Pro Dc+2

Published 2018-02-13 · Updated 2021-09-08 · CVE-2018-4918

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

10

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.009.20050 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30070 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30394 and earlier

Description The issue is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that can be exploited to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. This vulnerability is related to the parsing of EMF and TIFF images during image conversion in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.009.20050 and earlier, update to a version later than 2018.009.20050 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30070 and earlier, update to a version later than 2017.011.30070 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat and 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 use of image conversion functions in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC until a patch is available.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-4918

ZDI-18-206

Affected Products

Acrobat

Acrobat Pro Dc

Reader

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-4918 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-206 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-02.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4918 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/102994 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040364 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-4918 · Note