PT-2018-16672 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Willj · Published 2018-05-14 · Updated 2019-08-21 · CVE-2018-4971

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

Description A use-after-free issue allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30417 and earlier, update to a version later than 2015.006.30417. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30079 and earlier, update to a version later than 2017.011.30079. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, update to a version later than 2018.011.20038.

Fix

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-4971

ZDI-18-455

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 7

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-455 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-09.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4971 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-4971 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040920 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/104169 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-4971 · Note