Out-of-bounds write in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2018-4915

 

Out-of-bounds write in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2018-4915

Published: February 13, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10485
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4 BT: 5.7 [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-2018-4915
CWE-ID: CWE-787
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 out-of-bounds write 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

How to mitigate CVE-2018-4915

Install update from vendor's website.


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