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6.9 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30452/2017.011.30102/2018.011.20063 (Document Reader Software). Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on 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 an out-of-bounds write 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 available at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-15936 since 08/28/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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 05/25/2023).
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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371230 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (APSB18-30)).
Upgrading 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: Out-of-bounds writeCWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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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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Timeline
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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-2018-15936 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1041809
SecurityFocus: 105432 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader APSB18-30 Multiple Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 10/13/2018 08:22Updated: 05/25/2023 11:43
Changes: 10/13/2018 08:22 (74), 04/02/2020 10:07 (6), 05/25/2023 11:43 (4)
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