Type confusion in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2018-12812
Published: July 17, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13893
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-2018-12812
CWE-ID: CWE-843
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 type confusion 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 type confusion 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-2018-12812
Update to version 2018.011.20040, 2017.011.30080 or 2015.006.30418.