Use After Free Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader
CVE-2018-4888

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Adobe
Status
Adobe Acrobat Reader 2018.009.20050 And Earlier Versions, 2017.011.30070 And Earlier Versions, 2015.006.30394 And Earlier Versions
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 February 2018

Summary

A use after free vulnerability has been discovered in Adobe Acrobat Reader that can be exploited through specially crafted PDF files. This issue occurs due to a memory access violation exception in the XFA engine, which stems from a dangling reference resulting from the improper freeing of an object. When an attacker successfully triggers this vulnerability, they can execute arbitrary code within the context of the affected application, posing significant risks to endpoint security.

Affected Version(s)

Adobe Acrobat Reader 2018.009.20050 and earlier , 2017.011.30070 and earlier , 2015.006.30394 and earlier Adobe Acrobat Reader 2018.009.20050 and earlier versions, 2017.011.30070 and earlier versions, 2015.006.30394 and earlier versions

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102995
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-...
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040364
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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