8.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-4892
Adobe Acrobat Reader JBIG2 Use-After-Free vulnerability
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 in the JBIG2 decoder. The vulnerability is triggered by a crafted PDF file that contains a malformed JBIG2 stream. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 27, 2018, 5:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:07 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-4892 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-4892 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 acrobat_dc
2 Adobe acrobat_reader_dc
3 Adobe acrobat
4 Adobe acrobat_reader
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-2018-4892.

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
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

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

CVEs and Techniques used PDF as an attack vector.

Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-4892 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102995
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040364
    Added Reference https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-02.html
  • 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 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: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]
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-4892 is associated with the following CWEs:

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.

1.26 }} 0.03%

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0.85367

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