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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30434/2017.011.30096/2018.011.20055 (Document Reader Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20055 and earlier, 2017.011.30096 and earlier, and 2015.006.30434 and earlier have an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
The bug was discovered 08/14/2018. The weakness was disclosed 08/14/2018 with Zero Day Initiative as APSB18-29 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-12808 since 06/25/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 111791 (Adobe Acrobat <= 15.006.30434 / 17.011.30096 / 18.011.20055 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-29) (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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371132 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (APSB18-29)).
Upgrading to version 2015.006.30448, 2017.011.30099 or 2018.011.20058 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 (111791). The entry 123359 is pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9
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Class: Out-of-bounds writeCWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 111791
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat <= 15.006.30434 / 17.011.30096 / 18.011.20055 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-29) (macOS)
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2015.006.30448/2017.011.30099/2018.011.20058
Timeline
06/25/2018 🔍08/14/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: APSB18-29
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-12808 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1041471
SecurityFocus: 105069 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader APSB18-29 Multiple Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 08/30/2018 06:53Updated: 05/06/2023 08:43
Changes: 08/30/2018 06:53 (77), 03/19/2020 08:41 (5), 05/06/2023 08:43 (4)
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