Adobe Acrobat Reader out-of-bounds

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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to up to 2015.006.30448/2017.011.30099/2018.011.20058 (Document Reader Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20058 and earlier, 2017.011.30099 and earlier, and 2015.006.30448 and earlier have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.

The bug was discovered 09/19/2018. The weakness was released 09/25/2018 with Check Point as APSB18-34 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The public release was coordinated with Adobe. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-12840 since 06/25/2018. 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 117597 (Adobe Acrobat <= 15.006.30448 / 17.011.30099 / 18.011.20058 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-34) (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 371210 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (APSB18-34)).

Upgrading to version 2015.006.30452, 2017.011.30102 or 2018.011.20063 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (117597). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 124448, 124449, 124450 and 124452.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 117597
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat <= 15.006.30448 / 17.011.30099 / 18.011.20058 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-34) (macOS)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2015.006.30452/2017.011.30102/2018.011.20063

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB18-34
Organization: Check Point
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-12840 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1041702
SecurityFocus: 105358 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader APSB18-34 Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

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Created: 09/26/2018 07:32
Updated: 05/17/2023 19:49
Changes: 09/26/2018 07:32 (77), 03/27/2020 15:38 (5), 05/17/2023 19:49 (4)
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