PT-2018-16733 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Published 2018-07-10 · Updated 2019-08-21 · CVE-2018-5035

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 2018.011.20040 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30080 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30418 and earlier

Description The issue is related to an out-of-bounds read, which could lead to information disclosure if successfully exploited. This affects the ImageConversion EMF parsing and EmfPlusDrawImagePoints functionality, allowing attackers to obtain sensitive information.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20040 and earlier, update to a version later than 2018.011.20040 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30080 and earlier, update to a version later than 2017.011.30080 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30418 and earlier, update to a version later than 2015.006.30418 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the ImageConversion EMF parsing and EmfPlusDrawImagePoints functionality until a patch is available.

Fix

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-5035

ZDI-18-1426

ZDI-18-617

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 8

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-617 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-21.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-5035 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5035 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1426 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-5035 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/104699 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041250 · Note