Adobe Acrobat Reader memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30418/2017.011.30080/2018.011.20040 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-5038. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30418/2017.011.30080/2018.011.20040 (Document Reader Software). This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30080 and earlier, and 2015.006.30418 and earlier versions have a Heap Overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

The bug was discovered 07/10/2018. The weakness was published 07/10/2018 as APSB18-21 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-5038 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/06/2023).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 111009 (Adobe Acrobat < 15.006.30434 / 17.011.30096 / 18.011.20055 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-21) (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 371060 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (APSB18-21)).

Upgrading to version 2015.006.30434, 2017.011.30096 or 2018.011.20055 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 (111009) and SecurityTracker (ID 1041250†). Further details are available at zdnet.com. Similar entries are available at VDB-121210, VDB-121211, VDB-121212 and VDB-121213. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 111009
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 15.006.30434 / 17.011.30096 / 18.011.20055 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-21) (macOS)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2015.006.30434/2017.011.30096/2018.011.20055

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07/10/2018 +188 days 🔍
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04/06/2023 +1721 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB18-21
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-5038 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-5038
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-121215

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SecurityFocus: 104699
SecurityTracker: 1041250

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2018 16:25
Updated: 04/06/2023 12:41
Changes: 07/11/2018 16:25 (79), 03/02/2020 13:57 (3), 04/06/2023 12:41 (4)
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