Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2019.008.20081 out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2019.008.20081. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-16017. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2019.008.20081 (Document Reader Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown part. 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.

The bug was discovered 12/11/2018. The weakness was released 12/11/2018 by Security Team (kdot) with Zero Day Initiative as APSB18-41 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-16017 since 08/28/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

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 106162†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-129851, VDB-129852, VDB-129853 and VDB-129854. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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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: 119674
Nessus Name: Adobe Reader <= 15.006.30456 / 17.011.30105 / 19.008.20080 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-41) (macOS)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2015.006.30461/2017.011.30110/2019.010.20064

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08/28/2018 🔍
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01/18/2019 +35 days 🔍
01/19/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/04/2024 +2024 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB18-41
Researcher: Security Team (kdot)
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-16017 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-16017
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-129916
SecurityFocus: 106162 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader APSB18-41 Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/19/2019 11:11
Updated: 08/04/2024 17:46
Changes: 01/19/2019 11:11 (73), 05/02/2020 18:48 (8), 07/02/2023 08:17 (4), 08/04/2024 17:46 (16)
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