Adobe Acrobat Reader type conversion

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A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30418/2017.011.30080/2018.011.20040 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type conversion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-704. The product does not correctly convert an object, resource, or structure from one type to a different type. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 07/10/2018. The weakness was released 07/10/2018 by Aleksandar Nikolic with Zero Day Initiative as APSB18-21 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-12793 since 06/25/2018. 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 04/06/2023).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 111009 (Adobe Acrobat < 15.006.30434 / 17.011.30096 / 18.011.20055 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-21) (macOS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2015.006.30434, 2017.011.30096 or 2018.011.20055 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (111009). Additional details are provided at zdnet.com. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 121210, 121211, 121212 and 121213.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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Class: Type conversion
CWE: CWE-704
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 111009
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 15.006.30434 / 17.011.30096 / 18.011.20055 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-21) (macOS)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2015.006.30434/2017.011.30096/2018.011.20055

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB18-21
Researcher: Aleksandar Nikolic
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-12793 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1041250
SecurityFocus: 104701 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader APSB18-21 Multiple Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2018 16:25
Updated: 04/06/2023 15:10
Changes: 07/11/2018 16:25 (79), 03/04/2020 08:13 (7), 04/06/2023 15:10 (4)
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