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CVE-2018-15991

Adobe Acrobat Pro DC HTML2PDF HTML Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.008.20081 and earlier, 2019.008.20080 and earlier, 2019.008.20081 and earlier, 2017.011.30106 and earlier version, 2017.011.30105 and earlier version, 2015.006.30457 and earlier, and 2015.006.30456 and earlier have an use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Adobe Acrobat y Adobe Reader, en las versiones 2019.008.20081 y anteriores, en las 2019.008.20080 y anteriores, en las 2019.008.20081 y anteriores, en las 2017.011.30106 y anteriores, en las 2017.011.30105 y anteriores, en las 2015.006.30457 y anteriores y en las 2015.006.30456 y anteriores, podrían tener una vulnerabilidad de uso de memoria previamente liberada. La explotación con éxito de esta vulnerabilidad podría permitir la ejecución arbitraria de código.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of HTML files in HTML2PDF. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

*Credits: Esteban Ruiz (mr_me) of Source Incite
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2018-08-28 CVE Reserved
  • 2018-12-12 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2024-11-27 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Adobe
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Acrobat Dc
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>= 15.006.30060 <= 15.006.30457
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classic
Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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--
Safe
Adobe
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Acrobat Dc
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>= 15.008.20082 <= 19.008.20081
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continuous
Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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Adobe
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Acrobat Dc
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>= 17.011.30059 <= 17.011.30106
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classic
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in Microsoft
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Windows
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--
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Adobe
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Acrobat Reader Dc
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>= 15.006.30060 <= 15.006.30457
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classic
Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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--
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Adobe
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Acrobat Reader Dc
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>= 15.008.20082 <= 19.008.20081
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continuous
Affected
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Windows
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Adobe
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Acrobat Reader Dc
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>= 17.011.30059 <= 17.011.30106
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classic
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Windows
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Adobe
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Acrobat Dc
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classic
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Mac Os X
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--
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Adobe
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Acrobat Dc
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>= 15.008.20082 <= 19.008.20080
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continuous
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Mac Os X
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Adobe
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Acrobat Dc
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>= 17.011.30059 <= 17.011.30105
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classic
Affected
in Apple
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Mac Os X
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Adobe
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Acrobat Reader Dc
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>= 15.006.30060 <= 15.006.30456
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classic
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Mac Os X
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Adobe
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Acrobat Reader Dc
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>= 15.008.200082 <= 19.008.20080
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continuous
Affected
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Mac Os X
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Adobe
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Acrobat Reader Dc
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>= 17.011.30059 <= 17.011.30105
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classic
Affected
in Apple
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Mac Os X
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--
Safe