CVE-2018-4915
HIGHAdobe Acrobat and Reader Out-of-bounds Write via JavaScript Color Conversion API
Title source: llmDescription
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. The vulnerability is caused by the computation that writes data past the end of the intended buffer; the computation is part of the JavaScript API related to color conversion. An attacker can potentially leverage the vulnerability to corrupt sensitive data or execute arbitrary code.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-212/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-02.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040364
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102994
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.1533
EPSS Percentile
96.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (6)
adobe/acrobat
17.0 - 17.011.30070
adobe/acrobat_dc
- - 18.009.20050
adobe/acrobat_dc
15.0 - 15.006.30394
adobe/acrobat_reader
17.0 - 17.011.30070
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc
- - 18.009.20050
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc
15.0 - 15.006.30394
Published
Feb 27, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026