PT-2018-3667 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Netanel Ben-Simon + 1 · Published 2018-09-19 · Updated 2020-02-24 · CVE-2018-12840

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

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 read operation in memory, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to protected information. This can lead to information disclosure.

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

Fix

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-02814

CVE-2018-12840

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-2018-12840 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-12840 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-02814 · Security Note
• https://research.checkpoint.com/2018/50-adobe-cves-in-50-days · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105358 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-12840 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041702 · Note