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CVE-2018-4913

An issue was discovered in Adobe Acrobat Reader 2018.009.20050 and earlier versions, 2017.011.30070 and earlier versions

An issue was discovered in Adobe Acrobat Reader 2018.009.20050 and earlier versions, 2017.011.30070 and earlier versions, 2015.006.30394 and earlier versions. This vulnerability is an instance of a use after free vulnerability in the XFA engine, related to DOM manipulation. The vulnerability is triggered by crafted XFA script definitions in a PDF file.

Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.09057
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  • EPSS percentile: top 7% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-416Use After Free
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Affected Products & Versions

6
adobe acrobat>= 17.0 and <= 17.011.30070
adobe acrobat dc>= - and <= 18.009.20050
adobe acrobat dc>= 15.0 and <= 15.006.30394
adobe acrobat reader>= 17.0 and <= 17.011.30070
adobe acrobat reader dc>= - and <= 18.009.20050
adobe acrobat reader dc>= 15.0 and <= 15.006.30394
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Scoring & Timeline

8.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · psirt@adobe.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD27 Feb 2018 · 05:29 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

1
adobe-psirtAPSB18-02
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102995Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040364Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-176/Third Party Advisory
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