CVE-2018-4888
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 8.8
Description
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. The vulnerability is triggered by a crafted PDF file that can cause a memory access violation exception in the XFA engine because of a dangling reference left as a consequence of freeing an object in the computation that manipulates internal nodes in a graph representation of a document object model used in XFA. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-4888
- Assigner
- psirt@adobe.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2018-02-27T05:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-03-16T17:22:43
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 17.0 | 17.011.30070 |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* | 1 | OR | - | 18.009.20050 |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 15.0 | 15.006.30394 |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 17.0 | 17.011.30070 |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* | 1 | OR | - | 18.009.20050 |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 15.0 | 15.006.30394 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-02.html | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040364 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102995 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4888 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-4888 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:47:15 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 02:47:07 | 2018-02-27T05:29Z | 2018-02-27T05:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 02:47:07 | 2018-03-16T17:22:43 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 02:47:07 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |