PT-2018-1684 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Netanel Ben-Simon + 1 · Published 2018-10-01 · Updated 2020-02-24 · CVE-2018-15955

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20063 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30102 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30452 and earlier

Description The issue is related to an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Reader. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker using a specially crafted PDF file, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20063 and earlier, update to a version later than 2018.011.20063 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30102 and earlier, update to a version later than 2017.011.30102 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30452 and earlier, update to a version later than 2015.006.30452 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-01243

CVE-2018-15955

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 10

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-30.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15955 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-15955 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01243 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041809 · Note
• https://research.checkpoint.com/2018/50-adobe-cves-in-50-days · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105432 · Note
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2018100201?affChecked=1 · Note
• https://securityfocus.com/bid/105432/info · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-15955 · Note