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 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: 0.118 (96.0th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.121 · newest: 0.118 · change: -0.002
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe Acrobat Dc
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- 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
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-02.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040364 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102994 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
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.