Advisory Details

June 26th, 2018

Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Catalog Index Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI-18-599
ZDI-CAN-5891

CVE ID CVE-2018-4984
CVSS SCORE 4.3, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Acrobat Pro DC
VULNERABILITY DETAILS


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 index files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a memory access past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities 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/apsb18-09.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2018-03-08 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2018-06-26 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2018-06-26 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT AbdulAziz Hariri - Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
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