PT-2018-3654 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Netanel Ben-Simon + 1 · Published 2018-09-19 · Updated 2020-02-24 · CVE-2018-12848

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30448 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30099 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20058 and earlier

Description The issue is related to an out-of-bounds write operation in memory, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. This can potentially allow the attacker to gain control over the affected system.

Recommendations For versions 2015.006.30448 and earlier, update to a version later than 2015.006.30448 to resolve the issue. For versions 2017.011.30099 and earlier, update to a version later than 2017.011.30099 to resolve the issue. For versions 2018.011.20058 and earlier, update to a version later than 2018.011.20058 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-02801

CVE-2018-12848

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 8

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-34.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12848 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-12848 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-02801 · Security Note
• https://research.checkpoint.com/2018/50-adobe-cves-in-50-days · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-12848 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105360 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041702 · Note