CVE-2018-4904

high

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 heap overflow vulnerability. The vulnerability is triggered by crafted TIFF data within an XPS file, which causes an out of bounds memory access. An attacker can potentially leverage the vulnerability to corrupt sensitive data or execute arbitrary code.

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-170/

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

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040364

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102992

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2018-02-27

Updated: 2020-08-24

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High