PT-2018-3738 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Published 2018-12-11 · Updated 2019-08-21 · CVE-2018-16001

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/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 2015.006.30456 through 2015.006.30457 Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30105 through 2017.011.30106 Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.008.20080 through 2019.008.20081

Description The issue is related to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Reader. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to protected information, potentially leading to information disclosure.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30456 through 2015.006.30457, update to a version later than 2015.006.30457 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30105 through 2017.011.30106, update to a version later than 2017.011.30106 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.008.20080 through 2019.008.20081, update to a version later than 2019.008.20081 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-04093

CVE-2018-16001

ZDI-18-1382

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16001 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-41.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-04093 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1382 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-16001 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16001 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/106162 · Note