PT-2018-16669 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Published 2018-05-14 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2018-4968

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

Description A heap overflow issue allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. This could lead to successful exploitation resulting in arbitrary 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.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-4968

ZDI-18-452

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 7

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-452 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-09.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4968 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-4968 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040920 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/104172 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-4968 · Note