PT-2018-3723 · Adobe · Acrobat+5

Published 2018-12-11 · Updated 2019-08-21 · CVE-2018-15990

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 prior to 2019.008.20081 Adobe Acrobat Reader versions prior to 2019.008.20081 Adobe Acrobat 2017 versions prior to 2017.011.30106 Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017 versions prior to 2017.011.30106 Adobe Acrobat 2015 versions prior to 2015.006.30457 Adobe Acrobat Reader 2015 versions prior to 2015.006.30456

Description The issue is related to a use-after-free vulnerability and a buffer overflow in memory, which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Adobe Acrobat and Reader products.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions prior to 2019.008.20081, update to a version later than 2019.008.20081. For Adobe Acrobat 2017 versions prior to 2017.011.30106, update to a version later than 2017.011.30106. For Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017 versions prior to 2017.011.30106, update to a version later than 2017.011.30106. For Adobe Acrobat 2015 versions prior to 2015.006.30457, update to a version later than 2015.006.30457. For Adobe Acrobat Reader 2015 versions prior to 2015.006.30456, update to a version later than 2015.006.30456.

Fix

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-03840

CVE-2018-15990

Affected Products

Acrobat

Acrobat 2015

Acrobat 2017

Acrobat Reader

Acrobat Reader 2015

Acrobat Reader 2017

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15990 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-41.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-15990 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-03840 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-15990 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/106164 · Note