Untrusted pointer dereference in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2018-12799
Published: August 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14343
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-2018-12799
CWE-ID: CWE-822
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 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.
Affected software
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat
How to mitigate CVE-2018-12799
The vulnerability has been addressed in the versions 2015.006.30448, 2017.011.30099, 2018.011.20058.
Adobe Reader - addressed in versions 15.006.30448, 17.011.30099, 18.011.20058
Adobe Acrobat - addressed in versions 15.006.30448, 17.011.30099, 18.011.20058
Adobe Acrobat - addressed in versions 15.006.30448, 17.011.30099, 18.011.20058