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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2019.008.20081 (Document Reader Software). This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 12/11/2018. The weakness was presented 12/11/2018 by AbdulAziz Hariri (Basti) with Zero Day Initiative as APSB18-41 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-16046 since 08/28/2018. 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 pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/01/2023).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 119674 (Adobe Reader <= 15.006.30456 / 17.011.30105 / 19.008.20080 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-41) (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 371372 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (APSB18-41)).
Upgrading to version 2015.006.30461, 2017.011.30110 or 2019.010.20064 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 (119674). See 129851, 129852, 129853 and 129854 for similar entries.
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Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 119674
Nessus Name: Adobe Reader <= 15.006.30456 / 17.011.30105 / 19.008.20080 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-41) (macOS)
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2015.006.30461/2017.011.30110/2019.010.20064
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: APSB18-41
Researcher: AbdulAziz Hariri (Basti)
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-16046 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 106164 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader APSB18-41 Multiple Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 01/19/2019 11:11Updated: 07/01/2023 14:45
Changes: 01/19/2019 11:11 (75), 05/02/2020 12:42 (8), 07/01/2023 14:45 (4)
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