Adobe Acrobat Reader out-of-bounds

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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. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2018-12867. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30452/2017.011.30102/2018.011.20063 (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 vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads 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 2018.011.20063 and earlier, 2017.011.30102 and earlier, and 2015.006.30452 and earlier have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.

The bug was discovered 10/01/2018. The weakness was presented 10/01/2018 by Ke Liu with Zero Day Initiative as APSB18-30 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-12867 since 06/25/2018. 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 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 105439†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1041809†). See VDB-124957, VDB-124958, VDB-124959 and VDB-124960 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB18-30
Researcher: Ke Liu
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-12867 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-12867
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124978
SecurityFocus: 105439 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader APSB18-30 Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1041809

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/08/2018 07:34
Updated: 08/07/2024 10:01
Changes: 10/08/2018 07:34 (76), 03/31/2020 09:23 (7), 08/07/2024 10:01 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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