PT-2018-3730 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Published 2018-12-11 · Updated 2019-08-21 · CVE-2018-16004

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 and Reader versions 2019.008.20081 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30106 and earlier Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30457 and earlier

Description The issue is related to an untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability, which could lead to arbitrary code execution if successfully exploited. This vulnerability is also described as a buffer overflow in memory, allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability affects the Adobe Acrobat and Reader products, potentially allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.008.20081 and earlier, update to a version later than 2019.008.20081 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30106 and earlier, update to a version later than 2017.011.30106 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30457 and earlier, update to a version later than 2015.006.30457 to resolve the issue.

Fix

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-03985

CVE-2018-16004

ZDI-18-1387

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 7

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1387 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-41.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-16004 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-03985 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16004 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16004 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/106161 · Note