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CVE-2018-4917

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 19, 2018 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:59 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorAcrobat ReaderAcrobatAcrobat DC· also runs on 2 platforms

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 17%

Description

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.009.20050 and earlier, 2017.011.30070 and earlier, 2015.006.30394 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Acrobat· Adobe
95%
17.011.30070 ≤ v < 17.011.30078
Affected range stops below 17.011.30078, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
Acrobat DC· Adobe
95%
15.006.30394 ≤ v < 15.006.3041318.009.20050 ≤ v < 18.011.20035
Affected range stops below 15.006.30413, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 18.011.20035, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
Acrobat Reader· Adobe
95%
17.011.30070 ≤ v < 17.011.30078
Affected range stops below 17.011.30078, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102992
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040364
x_refsource_CONFIRMx_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-02.html

CVSS

9.8CRITICAL[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787

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