PT-2018-3660 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Published 2018-10-01 · Updated 2020-02-24 · CVE-2018-12857

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

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 an out-of-bounds read operation in memory, which could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to protected information. Successful exploitation of this issue may lead to information disclosure, potentially allowing attackers to obtain sensitive information.

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

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-02807

CVE-2018-12857

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12857 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-30.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-12857 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-02807 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105439 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041809 · Note
• https://research.checkpoint.com/2018/50-adobe-cves-in-50-days · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-12857 · Note