Advisory Details

December 19th, 2018

Adobe Acrobat Pro DC EMF Parsing Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-18-1425
ZDI-CAN-6589

CVE ID CVE-2018-5067
CVSS SCORE 6.8, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Acrobat Pro DC
VULNERABILITY DETAILS


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 EMF files. 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 in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Adobe has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-21.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2018-07-05 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2018-12-19 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2018-12-19 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT Lin Wang of Beihang University
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