Use After Free in Adobe Acrobat Dc
CVE-2018-12791
Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30080 and earlier, and 2015.006.30418 and earlier versions have a Use-after-free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.086 (94.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.087 · newest: 0.086 · change: -0.001
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat Dc
- Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc
- Apple Mac OS X
- Microsoft Windows
- Adobe Acrobat And Reader 2018.011.20040 Earlier, 2017.011.30080 2015.006.30418 Earlier Versions — versions Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30080 and earlier, and 2015.006.30418 and earlier versions
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-21.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041250 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104701 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-12791?
- CVE-2018-12791 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Dc, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-07-20.
- How severe is CVE-2018-12791?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.