CVE-2018-4996 — Use After Free in Adobe Acrobat DC

CWE-416 — Use After Free4 documents4 sources
Severity
9.8CRITICALNVD
EPSS
2.5%
top 14.68%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Adobe Acrobat DCAdobe Acrobat Reader DC
Timeline
PublishedJul 9
Latest updateMar 25

Description

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier have a Use-after-free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDadobe/acrobat_reader_dc15.006.30060 — 15.006.30417+2
▶NVDadobe/acrobat_dc15.006.30060 — 15.006.30417+2

Patches

Patch: helpx.adobe.com ↗Patch: helpx.adobe.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-xq3w-mm28-x95x: Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018↗2022-05-14
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
System Mechanic v15.5.0.61 - Arbitrary Read/Write↗2023-03-25
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Talos
Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Vulnerabilities↗2018-05-15
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