CVE-2018-4888
Adobe Acrobat Reader XFA Engine UAF
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 use after free vulnerability. The vulnerability is triggered by a crafted PDF file that can cause a memory access violation exception in the XFA engine because of a dangling reference left as a consequence of freeing an object in the computation that manipulates internal nodes in a graph representation of a document object model used in XFA. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 27, 2018, 5:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
March 16, 2018, 5:22 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-4888 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-4888
vulnerability.
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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-2018-4888.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102995 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040364 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-02.html | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE-2018-4888 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 16, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-02.html No Types Assigned https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-02.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040364 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040364 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102995 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102995 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-416 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.0 up to (including) 17.011.30070 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* versions from (including) - up to (including) 18.009.20050 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.0 up to (including) 15.006.30394 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.0 up to (including) 17.011.30070 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* versions from (including) - up to (including) 18.009.20050 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.0 up to (including) 15.006.30394 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 28, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040364 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102995 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-4888 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-4888
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.23 }} -0.01%
score
0.83976
percentile