Adobe Acrobat Reader out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30394/2017.011.30070/2018.009.20050. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-4997. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30394/2017.011.30070/2018.009.20050 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.009.20050 and earlier, 2017.011.30070 and earlier, and 2015.006.30394 and earlier have an Out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

The bug was discovered 05/17/2018. The weakness was released 02/13/2018 by riusksk with Tencent as APSB18-02 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-4997 since 01/03/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful 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 03/03/2020).

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 vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 104264†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-113849, VDB-113850, VDB-113851 and VDB-113852. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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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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05/17/2018 +93 days 🔍
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03/03/2020 +602 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB18-02
Researcher: riusksk
Organization: Tencent
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-4997 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4997
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-120946
SecurityFocus: 104264 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader CVE-2018-4997 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2018 10:01
Updated: 03/03/2020 15:16
Changes: 07/10/2018 10:01 (67), 03/03/2020 15:16 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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