Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2018-4918
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.009.20050 and earlier, 2017.011.30070 and earlier, 2015.006.30394 and earlier have an exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in t…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.122 (95.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe Acrobat_dc
- Adobe Acrobat_reader
- Adobe Acrobat_reader_dc
- Apple Macos
- Microsoft Windows
- N/a 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
- psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-4918?
- CVE-2018-4918 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-05-19.
- How severe is CVE-2018-4918?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.