CVE-2018-4898

An issue was discovered in Adobe Acrobat Reader 2018.009.20050 and earlier versions, 2017.011.30070 and earlier versions, 2015.006.30394 and earlier versions. The vulnerability is caused by the computation that writes data past the end of the intended buffer; the computation is part of the XPS engine that adds vector graphics and images to a fixed page. An attacker can potentially leverage the vulnerability to corrupt sensitive data or execute arbitrary code.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

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CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102994	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040364	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-02.html	Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-208/	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102994	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040364	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-02.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:::::continuous:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:::::classic:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:::::continuous:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:::::classic:::*

History

21 Nov 2024, 04:07

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102994 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry~~	() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102994 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References	~~() http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040364 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry~~	() http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040364 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References	~~() https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-02.html - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-02.html - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2018-02-27 05:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 04:07

NVD link : CVE-2018-4898

Mitre link : CVE-2018-4898

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-4898

JSON object : View

Products Affected

adobe

acrobat_dc
acrobat_reader_dc
acrobat
acrobat_reader

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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