Out-of-bounds write in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2018-4950
Published: May 15, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12669
CSH Severity: High
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-2018-4950
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds write 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.
The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds write 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.
Affected software
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat
How to mitigate CVE-2018-4950
Update to version 2018.011.20040, 2017.011.30080 or 2015.006.30418.