Adobe Acrobat Reader Sandbox 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30394/2017.011.30070/2018.009.20050. Affected is an unknown function of the component Sandbox. The manipulation leads to 7pk security. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-4872. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30394/2017.011.30070/2018.009.20050 (Document Reader Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Sandbox. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-254. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in Adobe Acrobat Reader 2018.009.20050 and earlier versions, 2017.011.30070 and earlier versions, 2015.006.30394 and earlier versions. This vulnerability is a security bypass vulnerability that leads to a sandbox escape. Specifically, the vulnerability exists in the way a cross call is handled.

The bug was discovered 02/13/2018. The weakness was shared 02/13/2018 as APSB18-02 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-4872 since 01/03/2018. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1211 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106846 (Adobe Reader <= 2015.006.30394 / 2017.011.30070 / 2018.009.20050 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-02)), 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 370776 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (APSB18-02)).

Upgrading to version 2015.006.30413, 2015.006.30416, 2017.011.30078 or 2018.011.20035 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 (106846) and SecurityFocus (BID 102993†). The entries VDB-113850, VDB-113851, VDB-113852 and VDB-113853 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: 7pk security
CWE: CWE-254
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Nessus ID: 106846
Nessus Name: Adobe Reader <= 2015.006.30394 / 2017.011.30070 / 2018.009.20050 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-02)
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OpenVAS ID: 63528
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Acrobat 2017 Multiple Vulnerabilities-apsb18-02 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2015.006.30413/2015.006.30416/2017.011.30078 /2018.011.20035

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02/13/2018 +41 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB18-02
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-4872 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4872
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-113849

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SecurityFocus: 102993 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader CVE-2018-4872 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040364

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/27/2018 11:01
Updated: 07/22/2024 19:57
Changes: 02/27/2018 11:01 (76), 01/08/2020 19:10 (4), 02/10/2023 12:50 (4), 07/22/2024 19:57 (16)
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