CVE-2018-4879

high-risk

Published 2018-02-27

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 image conversion module that processes Enhanced Metafile Format Plus (EMF+) data. An attacker can potentially leverage the vulnerability to corrupt sensitive data or execute arbitrary code.

Do I need to act?

30.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — higher than 70% of all CVEs

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 9.8/10 Critical

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (6)

Acrobat

Acrobat Dc

Acrobat Reader

Acrobat Reader Dc

Affected Vendors

Adobe

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102994

Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040364

Vendor Advisory https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-02.html

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102994

Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040364

Vendor Advisory https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-02.html

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high-risk

Severity 32/34 · Critical

Exploitability 15/34 · Moderate

Exposure 13/34 · Low