Use-after-free in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2018-5065
Published: July 10, 2018 / Updated: May 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13647
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-2018-5065
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing .pdf documents. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF document, trick the victim into opening it, trigger a use-after-free error 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
Adobe Acrobat
How to mitigate CVE-2018-5065
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
Adobe Acrobat - addressed in versions 15.006.30434, 17.011.30096, 18.011.20055