Adobe Acrobat Reader use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30417/2017.011.30079/2018.011.20038. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2018-4988. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30417/2017.011.30079/2018.011.20038 (Document Reader Software). This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 05/14/2018. The weakness was released 05/14/2018 by Security Team with Zero Day Initiative as APSB18-09 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-4988 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 price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/21/2024).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 109897 (Adobe Acrobat < 2015.006.30418 / 2017.011.30080 / 2018.011.20040 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-09) (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 370948 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (APSB18-09)).

Upgrading to version 2015.006.30418, 2017.011.30080 or 2018.011.20040 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 (109897) and SecurityFocus (BID 104169†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-117722, VDB-117723, VDB-117724 and VDB-117725. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 109897
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 2015.006.30418 / 2017.011.30080 / 2018.011.20040 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-09) (macOS)
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OpenVAS ID: 10837
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Acrobat 2017 Security Updates(apsb18-09)-Windows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2015.006.30418/2017.011.30080/2018.011.20040

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01/03/2018 🔍
05/14/2018 +131 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB18-09
Researcher: Security Team
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-4988 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4988
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-117741

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SecurityFocus: 104169 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader Multiple Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1040920

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/16/2018 00:20
Updated: 07/21/2024 01:48
Changes: 05/16/2018 00:20 (75), 02/05/2020 11:54 (6), 03/13/2023 10:43 (5), 07/21/2024 01:48 (16)
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