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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30452/2017.011.30102/2018.011.20063 (Document Reader Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20063 and earlier, 2017.011.30102 and earlier, and 2015.006.30452 and earlier have a heap overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
The bug was discovered 10/01/2018. The weakness was presented 10/01/2018 by Ke Liu with Zero Day Initiative as APSB18-30 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-12846 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. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/31/2020).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 117877 (Adobe Reader <= 2015.006.30452 / 2017.011.30102 / 2018.011.20063 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-30)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 2015.006.30456, 2017.011.30105 or 2019.008.20071 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 (117877). See 124957, 124958, 124959 and 124960 for similar entries.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Nessus ID: 117877
Nessus Name: Adobe Reader <= 2015.006.30452 / 2017.011.30102 / 2018.011.20063 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-30)
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2015.006.30456/2017.011.30105/2019.008.20071
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: APSB18-30
Researcher: Ke Liu
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-12846 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1041809
SecurityFocus: 105436 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader APSB18-30 Multiple Heap Based Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 10/08/2018 07:34Updated: 03/31/2020 11:05
Changes: 10/08/2018 07:34 (76), 03/31/2020 11:05 (7)
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