Use-after-free in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2018-12769
Published: October 2, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15133
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-2018-12769
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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 a boundary error when processing PDF files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF document, trick the victim into opening it, trigger use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
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-2018-12769
Install updates from vendor's website.
Adobe Reader - addressed in versions 15.006.30456, 17.011.30105, 19.008.20071
Adobe Acrobat - addressed in versions 15.006.30456, 17.011.30105, 19.008.20071
Adobe Acrobat - addressed in versions 15.006.30456, 17.011.30105, 19.008.20071