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7.2 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30394/2017.011.30070/2018.009.20050 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.009.20050 and earlier, 2017.011.30070 and earlier, and 2015.006.30394 and earlier have an Out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
The bug was discovered 05/17/2018. The weakness was released 02/13/2018 by riusksk with Tencent as APSB18-02 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-4997 since 01/03/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/03/2020).
Upgrading to version 2015.006.30413, 2015.006.30416, 2017.011.30078 or 2018.011.20035 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4
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VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploiting
Class: Out-of-bounds writeCWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2015.006.30413/2015.006.30416/2017.011.30078 /2018.011.20035
Timeline
01/03/2018 🔍02/13/2018 🔍
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05/17/2018 🔍
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07/10/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: APSB18-02
Researcher: riusksk
Organization: Tencent
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2018-4997 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 104264 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader CVE-2018-4997 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 07/10/2018 10:01Updated: 03/03/2020 15:16
Changes: 07/10/2018 10:01 (67), 03/03/2020 15:16 (5)
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