PT-2018-1692 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Published 2018-10-01 · Updated 2019-08-21 · CVE-2018-12835

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 a type confusion vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Reader. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. The exploitation can be achieved through a specially crafted HTML file, potentially allowing a remote attacker to execute code.

Recommendations For versions 2018.011.20063 and earlier, update to a version later than 2018.011.20063 to resolve the issue. For versions 2017.011.30102 and earlier, update to a version later than 2017.011.30102 to resolve the issue. For versions 2015.006.30452 and earlier, update to a version later than 2015.006.30452 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of HTML parsing functionality in Adobe Acrobat and Reader until a patch is available.

Fix

Type Confusion

Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-843

CWE-704

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-01251

CVE-2018-12835

ZDI-18-1347

ZDI-18-1358

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 12

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1347 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-12835 · Vendor Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-30.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12835 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1358 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01251 · Security Note
• https://securityfocus.com/bid/105443/info · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041809 · Note
• https://fortiguard.com/encyclopedia/ips/46853/adobe-reader-html2pdf-webcapture-type-confusion · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-12835 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/149501 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105443 · Note