PT-2018-1694 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Published 2018-10-01 · Updated 2019-08-21 · CVE-2018-12876

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, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted EMF file. This vulnerability is associated with errors in data type conversion. The exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to arbitrary code execution.

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 EMF files 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:2018-01253

CVE-2018-12876

ZDI-18-1116

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 11

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-30.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01253 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-12876 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1116 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12876 · Security Note
• https://securityfocus.com/bid/105443/info · Note
• https://fortiguard.com/encyclopedia/ips/46884/adobe-reader-cve-2018-12876-memory-corruption · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041809 · Note
• https://vuldb.com/?id.125020 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-12876 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105443 · Note