Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2018.009.20050 Image Conversion EMF+ File out-of-bounds

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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2018.009.20050. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Image Conversion. Performing a manipulation as part of EMF+ File results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2018-4906. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2018.009.20050 (Document Reader Software). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Image Conversion. The manipulation as part of a EMF+ File leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on 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 occurs as a result of computation that reads data that is past the end of the target buffer; the computation is part of the image conversion module that handles Enhanced Metafile Format Plus (EMF+) data related to graphic object image attributes. A successful attack can lead to sensitive data exposure.
The bug was discovered 02/13/2018. The weakness was disclosed 02/13/2018 by Steven Seeley (riusksk) with Zero Day Initiative as APSB18-02 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-4906 since 01/03/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
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 102996†). The entries VDB-113849, VDB-113850, VDB-113851 and VDB-113852 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
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- Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2
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Class: Out-of-boundsCWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes
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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: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2015.006.30413/2015.006.30416/2017.011.30078 /2018.011.20035
Timeline
01/03/2018 🔍02/13/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: APSB18-02
Researcher: Steven Seeley (riusksk)
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-4906 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4906
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-113877
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SecurityFocus: 102996 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader APSB18-02 Out of Bounds Read Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1040364
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Entry
Created: 02/27/2018 11:07Updated: 02/10/2023 14:58
Changes: 02/27/2018 11:07 (79), 01/09/2020 07:53 (7), 02/10/2023 14:58 (4)
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