Untrusted pointer dereference in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2018-12799
Published: August 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14343
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12799
CWE-ID: CWE-822
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 execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to untrusted pointer dereference when handling malicious input. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted .pdf file and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-12799
The vulnerability has been addressed in the versions 2015.006.30448, 2017.011.30099, 2018.011.20058.