Double free memory error in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2018-4990
Published: May 15, 2018 / Updated: November 20, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12659
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4990
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to double free memory error when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted .pdf file and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
The weakness exists due to double free memory error when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted .pdf file and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Note: the vulnerability has being exploited in the wild in March 2018 along with exploit for SB2018050813.
Affected software
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat
How to mitigate CVE-2018-4990
Update to version 2018.011.20040, 2017.011.30080 or 2015.006.30418.