Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2019.008.20081 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2019.008.20081. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-16037. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2019.008.20081 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 12/11/2018. The weakness was released 12/11/2018 by AbdulAziz Hariri (Basti) with Zero Day Initiative as APSB18-41 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-16037 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/01/2023).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 119674 (Adobe Reader <= 15.006.30456 / 17.011.30105 / 19.008.20080 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-41) (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 371372 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (APSB18-41)).

Upgrading to version 2015.006.30461, 2017.011.30110 or 2019.010.20064 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 (119674) and SecurityFocus (BID 106164†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-129851, VDB-129852, VDB-129853 and VDB-129854. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit 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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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 119674
Nessus Name: Adobe Reader <= 15.006.30456 / 17.011.30105 / 19.008.20080 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-41) (macOS)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2015.006.30461/2017.011.30110/2019.010.20064

Timelineinfo

08/28/2018 🔍
12/11/2018 +105 days 🔍
12/11/2018 +0 days 🔍
12/11/2018 +0 days 🔍
12/11/2018 +0 days 🔍
12/14/2018 +3 days 🔍
01/18/2019 +35 days 🔍
01/19/2019 +1 days 🔍
07/01/2023 +1624 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB18-41
Researcher: AbdulAziz Hariri (Basti)
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-16037 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-16037
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-129866
SecurityFocus: 106164 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader APSB18-41 Multiple Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/19/2019 11:11
Updated: 07/01/2023 14:53
Changes: 01/19/2019 11:11 (75), 05/02/2020 12:54 (8), 07/01/2023 14:53 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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