CVE-2018-4883

moderate-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. This vulnerability occurs because of computation that reads data that is past the end of the target buffer; the computation is part of the image conversion engine that handles Enhanced Metafile Format (EMF). A successful attack can lead to sensitive data exposure.

Do I need to act?

1.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — moderate exploit probability

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 6.5/10 Medium

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/102996

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/102996

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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moderate-risk

Severity 24/34 · High

Exploitability 5/34 · Minimal

Exposure 13/34 · Low