Out-of-bounds read in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2018-4900

Vulnerability identifier: #VU10503

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4900

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds read when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted .pdf file and cause the application to crash.

Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat

Install update from vendor's website.

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-02.html

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat