PT-2018-16755 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Published 2018-07-10 · Updated 2019-08-21 · CVE-2018-5057

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 2018.011.20040 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 a type-confusion vulnerability that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. This vulnerability can be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution.

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 sensitive features in Adobe Acrobat and Reader until a patch is available.

Fix

Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-704

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-5057

ZDI-18-626

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 7

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-21.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-5057 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5057 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-626 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-5057 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/104701 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041250 · Note