CVE-2018-15968

MEDIUM

Adobe Acrobat DC < 15.006.30452, 15.008.20082-18.011.20063 - Out-of-bounds Read

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-15968. PoCs published by sandi-go.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a writeup describing CVE-2018-15968, an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Adobe Reader that could lead to information disclosure. The flaw involves improper validation of user-supplied data in malformed PDF files, potentially allowing remote attackers to read sensitive information or combine with other vulnerabilities for code execution.

Description

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20063 and earlier, 2017.011.30102 and earlier, and 2015.006.30452 and earlier have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WRITEUP
by sandi-go · poc
https://github.com/sandi-go/cve-2018-15968

This repository contains a writeup describing CVE-2018-15968, an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Adobe Reader that could lead to information disclosure. The flaw involves improper validation of user-supplied data in malformed PDF files, potentially allowing remote attackers to read sensitive information or combine with other vulnerabilities for code execution.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Adobe Acrobat/Reader DC 2018.011.20063 and prior, Acrobat/Reader 2017 2017.011.30102 and prior, Acrobat/Reader DC 2015.006.30452 and prior
No auth needed
Prerequisites: User interaction required to open a malicious PDF file or visit a malicious page
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041809
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105439

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0502
EPSS Percentile 91.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (4)
adobe/acrobat_dc 15.006.30060 - 15.006.30452
adobe/acrobat_dc 15.008.20082 - 18.011.20063
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc 15.006.30060 - 15.006.30452
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc 15.008.20082 - 18.011.20063
Published Oct 12, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026