Type confusion in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2018-5057
Published: July 10, 2018 / Updated: August 1, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13757
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5057
CWE-ID: CWE-843
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 compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error when processing Enhanced Metafile Format (EMF) data within .pdf documents in the image conversion engine. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF document, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-5057
Install updates from vendor's website.