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CVE-2018-4998

Adobe Acrobat Pro DC HTML2PDF HTML Parsing Memory Corruption 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 2018.009.20050 and earlier, 2017.011.30070 and earlier, and 2015.006.30394 and earlier have a Memory corruption vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

Adobe Acrobat y Reader en versiones 2018.009.20050 y anteriores, 2017.011.30070 y anteriores y 2015.006.30394 y anteriores tienen una vulnerabilidad de corrupción de memoria. Su explotación con éxito podría permitir la ejecución de código arbitrario en el contexto del usuario actual.

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 documents inside the HTML2PDF plugin. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a memory corruption condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.

*Credits: riusksk of Tencent Security Platform Department
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
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
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2018-01-03 CVE Reserved
  • 2018-05-23 CVE Published
  • 2024-07-24 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Adobe
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Acrobat
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>= 17.011.30059 <= 17.011.30070
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-
Affected
in Apple
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Mac Os X
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Adobe
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Acrobat
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>= 17.011.30059 <= 17.011.30070
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Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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Safe
Adobe
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Acrobat Dc
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>= 15.006.30060 <= 15.006.30394
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classic
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Mac Os X
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Adobe
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Acrobat Dc
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>= 15.006.30060 <= 15.006.30394
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classic
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in Microsoft
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Windows
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Adobe
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Acrobat Dc
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>= 15.008.20082 <= 18.009.20050
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continuous
Affected
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Mac Os X
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Adobe
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Acrobat Dc
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continuous
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Windows
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Adobe
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Acrobat Reader
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Affected
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Mac Os X
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Adobe
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Acrobat Reader
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Windows
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Adobe
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Acrobat Reader Dc
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>= 15.006.30060 <= 15.006.30394
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classic
Affected
in Apple
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Mac Os X
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Safe
Adobe
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Acrobat Reader Dc
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>= 15.006.30060 <= 15.006.30394
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classic
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in Microsoft
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Windows
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Adobe
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Acrobat Reader Dc
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>= 15.008.20082 <= 18.009.20050
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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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continuous
Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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