PT-2018-1864 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Netanel Ben-Simon + 1 · Published 2018-10-01 · Updated 2020-02-24 · CVE-2018-15931

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to an untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted GIF file, potentially allowing them 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. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of specially crafted GIF files until a patch is available.

Fix

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-01466

CVE-2018-15931

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 9

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-30.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01466 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-15931 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15931 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-15931 · Note
• https://fortiguard.com/encyclopedia/ips/46849/adobe-reader-cve-2018-15931-memory-corruption · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041809 · Note
• https://research.checkpoint.com/2018/50-adobe-cves-in-50-days · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105442 · Note