Out-of-bounds read in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2018-12790
Published: July 10, 2018 / Updated: August 1, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13753
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12790
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing JPEG 2000 headers in the image conversion engine. A remote attacker can trick the user into opening a specially crafted .pdf file, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and gain access to sensitive information stored in memory or cause application crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-12790
Install updates from vendor's website.