VDB-122021 · CVE-2018-12812 · Nessus 109897

Adobe Acrobat Reader type conversion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30417/2017.011.30079/2018.011.20038. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to type conversion. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-12812. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30417/2017.011.30079/2018.011.20038 (Document Reader Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type conversion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-704. The product does not correctly convert an object, resource, or structure from one type to a different type. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier versions have a Type Confusion 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 released 07/20/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-12812 since 06/25/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (109897). 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.

Productinfo

Type

Document Reader Software

Vendor

Adobe

Name

Acrobat Reader

Version

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Type conversion
CWE: CWE-704
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Physical: No
Local: No
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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

05/14/2018 🔍
05/17/2018 +3 days 🔍
06/25/2018 +39 days 🔍
07/10/2018 +15 days 🔍
07/20/2018 +9 days 🔍
07/20/2018 +0 days 🔍
07/21/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/09/2020 +597 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: helpx.adobe.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-12812 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-12812
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122021

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/21/2018 09:45
Updated: 03/09/2020 08:13
Changes: 07/21/2018 09:45 (66), 03/09/2020 08:13 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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