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7.2 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30461/2017.011.30110/2019.010.20064 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. 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. CVE summarizes:
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.010.20064 and earlier, 2019.010.20064 and earlier, 2017.011.30110 and earlier version, and 2015.006.30461 and earlier have an use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
The bug was discovered 01/03/2019. The weakness was presented 01/03/2019 by AbdulAziz Hariri (Basti) with Zero Day Initiative as APSB19-02 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-16011 since 08/28/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. 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 05/03/2020).
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 371395 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (APSB19-02)).
Upgrading to version 2015.006.30464, 2017.011.30113 or 2019.010.20069 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 2015.006.30464/2017.011.30113/2019.010.20069
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08/28/2018 🔍12/11/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: APSB19-02
Researcher: AbdulAziz Hariri (Basti)
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-16011 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 106164 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader APSB18-41 Multiple Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 01/20/2019 12:50Updated: 05/03/2020 08:52
Changes: 01/20/2019 12:50 (77), 05/03/2020 08:52 (7)
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