Adobe Acrobat Reader out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30394/2017.011.30070/2018.009.20050. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-4999. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. You should 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 classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input 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. 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 read 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 presented 02/13/2018 with Tencent as APSB18-02 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-4999 since 01/03/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

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 104266†). See VDB-113849, VDB-113850, VDB-113851 and VDB-113852 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / 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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB18-02
Organization: Tencent
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-4999 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4999
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-120948
SecurityFocus: 104266 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader CVE-2018-4999 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2018 10:02
Updated: 03/03/2020 15:19
Changes: 07/10/2018 10:02 (66), 03/03/2020 15:19 (4)
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