Adobe Acrobat Reader null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30452/2017.011.30102/2018.011.20063. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-15931. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30452/2017.011.30102/2018.011.20063 (Document Reader Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20063 and earlier, 2017.011.30102 and earlier, and 2015.006.30452 and earlier have an untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

The bug was discovered 10/01/2018. The weakness was shared 10/01/2018 with Check Point as APSB18-30 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-15931 since 08/28/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 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 105442†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1041809†). The entries VDB-124957, VDB-124958, VDB-124959 and VDB-124960 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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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
Organization: Check Point
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-15931 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-15931
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-125029
SecurityFocus: 105442 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader Untrusted Pointer Dereference Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1041809

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Created: 10/08/2018 07:34
Updated: 08/09/2024 03:08
Changes: 10/08/2018 07:34 (76), 03/31/2020 14:15 (6), 08/09/2024 03:08 (19)
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