PT-2018-16654 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Published 2018-05-14 · Updated 2019-08-21 · CVE-2018-4953

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 and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30079 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30417 and earlier

Description A Type Confusion issue allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. This could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Recommendations For versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, update to a version later than 2018.011.20038 to resolve the issue. For versions 2017.011.30079 and earlier, update to a version later than 2017.011.30079 to resolve the issue. For versions 2015.006.30417 and earlier, update to a version later than 2015.006.30417 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-704

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-4953

ZDI-18-441

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4953 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-441 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-09.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-4953 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-4953 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040920 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/104173 · Note