PT-2018-1686 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Published 2018-10-01 · Updated 2019-08-21 · CVE-2018-12831

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 2015.006.30452 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30102 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20063 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Reader, which can be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted PDF file. This can be done remotely.

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

Fix

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-01245

CVE-2018-12831

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 10

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12831 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-30.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01245 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-12831 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105441 · Note
• https://fortiguard.com/encyclopedia/ips/46912/adobe-reader-rendering-engine-use-after-free · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/149497 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041809 · Note
• https://securityfocus.com/bid/105441/info · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-12831 · Note