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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30394/2017.011.30070/2018.009.20050 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.009.20050 and earlier, 2017.011.30070 and earlier, and 2015.006.30394 and earlier have a Memory corruption 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 disclosed 02/13/2018 by riusksk with Tencent as APSB18-02 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-4998 since 01/03/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around 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
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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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
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: APSB18-02
Researcher: riusksk
Organization: Tencent
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2018-4998 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 104265 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader CVE-2018-4998 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 07/10/2018 10:02Updated: 03/03/2020 15:18
Changes: 07/10/2018 10:02 (66), 03/03/2020 15:18 (5)
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