PT-2018-16666 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Published 2018-05-14 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-4965

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

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 memory corruption issue allows attackers to obtain sensitive information. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure. The issue is related to the ImageConversion XPS Parsing and EMF EMR COMMENT, which can lead to a stack-based buffer overflow and remote code execution.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, update to a version later than 2018.011.20038 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30079 and earlier, update to a version later than 2017.011.30079 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30417 and earlier, update to a version later than 2015.006.30417 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the ImageConversion XPS Parsing and EMF EMR COMMENT functions until a patch is available.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-4965

ZDI-18-449

ZDI-18-594

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 8

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-449 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4965 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-09.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-594 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-4965 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040920 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/104176 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-4965 · Note