Advisory Details

December 12th, 2018

Adobe Acrobat Pro DC XSLT Parsing Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-18-1375
ZDI-CAN-6631

CVE ID CVE-2018-15995
CVSS SCORE 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Reader
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 XSLT files. By manipulating a document's elements, an attacker can trigger an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. 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/apsb18-41.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2018-07-05 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2018-12-12 - Coordinated public release of advisory
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