Information disclosure in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2018-16042
Published: December 11, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16395
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16042
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper privileges and access controls. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted .pdf file, bypass security restrictions and gain access to arbitrary data.
The weakness exists due to improper privileges and access controls. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted .pdf file, bypass security restrictions and gain access to arbitrary data.
Affected software
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat
How to mitigate CVE-2018-16042
The vulnerability has been addressed in the versions 2015.006.30461, 2017.011.30110, 2019.010.20064.
Adobe Reader - addressed in versions 15.006.30461, 17.011.30110, 19.010.20064
Adobe Acrobat - addressed in versions 15.006.30461, 17.011.30110, 19.010.20064
Adobe Acrobat - addressed in versions 15.006.30461, 17.011.30110, 19.010.20064