CVE-2018-4898

MEDIUM

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. The vulnerability is caused by the computation that writes data past the end of the intended buffer; the computation is part of the XPS engine that adds vector graphics and images to a fixed page. An attacker can potentially leverage the vulnerability to corrupt sensitive data or execute arbitrary code.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102994

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

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

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-208/

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2018-02-27

Updated: 2018-03-19

Type: CWE-787

Risk Information

CVSS v2.0

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Impact Score: 6.4

Exploitability Score: 8.6

Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS v3.0

Base Score: 8.8

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

Impact Score: 5.9

Exploitability Score: 2.8

Severity: HIGH