CVE-2018-5040

published 2018-07-20

CVE-2018-5040: Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30080 and earlier, and 2015.006.30418 and earlier versions have a Heap Overflow vulnerability…

Priority P3 51 high 8.8 CVSS 3.0

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

Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30080 and earlier, and 2015.006.30418 and earlier versions have a Heap Overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
adobe	acrobat_dc	15.006.30060 – 15.006.30418	—
adobe	acrobat_dc	15.008.20082 – 18.011.20040	—
adobe	acrobat_dc	17.011.30059 – 17.011.30080	—
adobe	acrobat_reader_dc	15.006.30060 – 15.006.30418	—
adobe	acrobat_reader_dc	15.008.20082 – 18.011.20040	—
adobe	acrobat_reader_dc	17.011.30059 – 17.011.30080	—

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.0 8.8 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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