PT-2018-16696 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Published 2018-02-13 · Updated 2018-08-29 · CVE-2018-4997

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 2018.009.20050 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30070 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30394 and earlier

Description The issue is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For versions 2018.009.20050 and earlier, update to a version later than 2018.009.20050. For versions 2017.011.30070 and earlier, update to a version later than 2017.011.30070. For versions 2015.006.30394 and earlier, update to a version later than 2015.006.30394.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-4997

ZDI-18-529

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 6

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-02.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4997 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-529 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-4997 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/104264 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-4997 · Note