Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU13632

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2018-5028

Published: July 10, 2018 / Updated: August 1, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU13632

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5028

CWE-ID: CWE-122

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing JPEG files within .pdf documents in the image conversion engine. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF document, trick the victim into opening it, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

Affected software

Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat

How to mitigate CVE-2018-5028

Install updates from vendor's website.

Adobe Reader - addressed in versions 15.006.30434, 17.011.30096, 18.011.20055
Adobe Acrobat - addressed in versions 15.006.30434, 17.011.30096, 18.011.20055

External References

https://helpx.adobe.com//security/products/acrobat/apsb18-21.html

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