Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Dc
CVE-2018-16042
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.008.20081 and earlier, 2019.008.20080 and earlier, 2019.008.20081 and earlier, 2017.011.30106 and earlier version, 2017.011.30105 and earlier version, 2015.006.30457 and earlier, and 2015.006.30456 and earlier have a security bypass vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.824 (99.7th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.824 · newest: 0.824 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat Dc
- Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc
- Adobe Reader — versions 11.0.10, 11.0.23
- Apple Mac OS X
- Iskysoft Pdf Editor 6 — versions 6.4.2.3521, 6.6.2.3315, 6.7.6.3399
- Iskysoft Pdfelement6 — versions 6.8.0.3523, 6.8.4.3921, 6.7.1.3355
- Linux Kernel
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106159 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-41.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- pdf-insecurity.org/signature/evaluation_2018.html (Third Party Advisory)
- pdf-insecurity.org/signature/signature.html (Third Party Advisory)
- www.pdfa.org/recently-identified-pdf-digital-signature-vulnerabilities/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16042?
- CVE-2018-16042 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Dc, classified under Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-01-18.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16042?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.