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 2015.006.30452/2017.011.30102/2018.011.20063. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-15945. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30452/2017.011.30102/2018.011.20063 (Document Reader Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20063 and earlier, 2017.011.30102 and earlier, and 2015.006.30452 and earlier have an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

The bug was discovered 10/01/2018. The weakness was shared 10/01/2018 by Ke Liu with Zero Day Initiative as APSB18-30 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-15945 since 08/28/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/31/2020).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 117877 (Adobe Reader <= 2015.006.30452 / 2017.011.30102 / 2018.011.20063 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-30)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371230 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (APSB18-30)).

Upgrading to version 2015.006.30456, 2017.011.30105 or 2019.008.20071 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 (117877), SecurityFocus (BID 105432†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1041809†). The entries VDB-124957, VDB-124958, VDB-124959 and VDB-124960 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 117877
Nessus Name: Adobe Reader <= 2015.006.30452 / 2017.011.30102 / 2018.011.20063 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-30)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2015.006.30456/2017.011.30105/2019.008.20071

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08/28/2018 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB18-30
Researcher: Ke Liu
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-15945 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-15945
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124964
SecurityFocus: 105432 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader APSB18-30 Multiple Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1041809

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/08/2018 07:34
Updated: 03/31/2020 09:58
Changes: 10/08/2018 07:34 (78), 03/31/2020 09:58 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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