Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Catalog Index Untrusted Pointer Dereference Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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 index files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied value prior to dereferencing it as a pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under 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/apsb18-29.html
Disclosure Timeline
- 2018-04-17 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
- 2018-08-30 - Coordinated public release of advisory
- 2018-08-30 - Advisory Updated
Credit
AbdulAziz Hariri of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
