CVE-2018-4900 — Out-of-bounds Read in Adobe Acrobat

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read7 documents5 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.9%
top 16.87%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Adobe AcrobatAdobe Acrobat DCAdobe Acrobat Reader+1 more
Timeline
PublishedFeb 27
Latest updateMay 14

Description

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. This vulnerability occurs as a result of computation that reads data that is past the end of the target buffer; the computation is part of JavaScript manipulation of an Annotation object. A successful attack can lead to sensitive data exposure.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

▶NVDadobe/acrobat_reader17.0 — 17.011.30070
▶NVDadobe/acrobat_reader_dc- — 18.009.20050+1
▶NVDadobe/acrobat17.0 — 17.011.30070
▶NVDadobe/acrobat_dc- — 18.009.20050+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-pr59-8rrx-cx38: An issue was discovered in Adobe Acrobat Reader 2018↗2022-05-14
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CVEList
CVE-2018-4900: An issue was discovered in Adobe Acrobat Reader 2018↗2018-02-27
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

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Unit42
It’s Back! Don’t Panic, the Unit 42 Podcast, Returns with New Episodes↗2018-02-22
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Unit42
Unit 42 Vulnerability Research February 2018 Disclosures - Adobe↗2018-02-13
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Unit42
Unit 42 Vulnerability Research February 2018 Disclosures - Adobe↗2018-02-13
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Zscaler
Zscaler protects against 22 new vulnerabilities for Adobe Fl↗
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