PT-2018-16673 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Ke Liu · Published 2018-05-14 · Updated 2019-08-21 · CVE-2018-4972

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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 The issue is related to an out-of-bounds read, which could lead to information disclosure if successfully exploited. This allows attackers to obtain sensitive information.

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

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-4972

ZDI-18-456

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 7

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-456 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-09.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4972 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-4972 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-4972 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040920 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/104175 · Note