Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-5034 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat DC and Acrobat Reader DC

047910
CVSS 6.8 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL

Summary

Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30080 and earlier, and 2015.006.30418 and earlier versions have a Buffer Errors vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Adobe
122
OS
Apple
1
OS
Microsoft
1

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Nessus

  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idADOBE_ACROBAT_APSB18-21.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Adobe Acrobat installed on the remote Windows host is a version prior to 15.006.30434, 17.011.30096, or 18.011.20055. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities. Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id111011
    published2018-07-12
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/111011
    titleAdobe Acrobat < 15.006.30434 / 17.011.30096 / 18.011.20055 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-21)
  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_ADOBE_READER_APSB18-21.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Adobe Reader installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is a version prior to 15.006.30434, 17.011.30096, or 18.011.20055. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities. Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id111010
    published2018-07-12
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/111010
    titleAdobe Reader < 15.006.30434 / 17.011.30096 / 18.011.20055 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-21) (macOS)
  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_ADOBE_ACROBAT_APSB18-21.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Adobe Acrobat installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is a version prior to 15.006.30434, 17.011.30096, or 18.011.20055. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities. Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id111009
    published2018-07-12
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/111009
    titleAdobe Acrobat < 15.006.30434 / 17.011.30096 / 18.011.20055 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-21) (macOS)
  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idADOBE_READER_APSB18-21.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Adobe Reader installed on the remote Windows host is a version prior or equal to 2015.006.30418, 2017.011.30080, or 2018.011.20040. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities. Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id111012
    published2018-07-12
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/111012
    titleAdobe Reader <= 2015.006.30418 / 2017.011.30080 / 2018.011.20040 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-21)