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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2019.008.20081. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-15992. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2019.008.20081 (Document Reader Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 12/11/2018. The weakness was disclosed 12/11/2018 by AbdulAziz Hariri (Basti) with Zero Day Initiative as APSB18-41 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-15992 since 08/28/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/03/2024).
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 databases at Tenable (119674) and SecurityFocus (BID 106164†). The entries VDB-129851, VDB-129852, VDB-129853 and VDB-129854 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4
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Exploiting
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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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2015.006.30461/2017.011.30110/2019.010.20064
Timeline
08/28/2018 🔍12/11/2018 🔍
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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-2018-15992 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-15992
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-129877
SecurityFocus: 106164 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader APSB18-41 Multiple Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 01/19/2019 11:11 AMUpdated: 08/03/2024 02:07 AM
Changes: 01/19/2019 11:11 AM (73), 05/02/2020 03:00 PM (8), 07/01/2023 03:56 PM (4), 08/03/2024 02:07 AM (16)
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