7.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-15976
Adobe Technical Communications Suite DLL Hijacking
Description

Adobe Technical Communications Suite versions 1.0.5.1 and below have an insecure library loading (dll hijacking) vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 17, 2018, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 17, 2018, 4:21 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-15976 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Adobe technical_communications_suite
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-15976.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105535 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041819 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041820 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/151000 Third Party Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/techcommsuite/apsb18-38.html Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-15976 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041819 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041819 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105535 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105535 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041820 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041820 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/techcommsuite/apsb18-38.html No Types Assigned https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/techcommsuite/apsb18-38.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/151000 [Third Party Advisory]
    Added CWE CWE-427
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:technical_communications_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.0.5.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041820 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041819 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105535 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.24 }} 0.03%

score

0.63638

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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