Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat 2017
CVE-2018-4917
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.009.20050 and earlier, 2017.011.30070 and earlier, 2015.006.30394 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.173 (97.0th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.176 · newest: 0.173 · change: -0.003
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat 2017
- Adobe Acrobat Dc
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017
- Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc
- Apple macOS
- Microsoft Windows
- Adobe Acrobat And Reader 2018.009.20050 Earlier Versions , 2017.011.30070 Versions, 2015.006.30394 — versions Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.009.20050 and earlier versions , 2017.011.30070 and earlier versions, 2015.006.30394 and earlier versions
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102992 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-02.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040364 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-4917?
- CVE-2018-4917 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat 2017, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-05-19.
- How severe is CVE-2018-4917?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.