Actively exploited in the wild
Adobe Acrobat and Reader Double Free Vulnerability
Adobe - Acrobat and Reader · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2022-06-08. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CVE-2018-4990
HighCVSS 8.8KEVSummary
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier have a Double Free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Risk Assessment
The vulnerability allows remote code execution, potentially enabling an attacker to take control of the victim's system.
Recommendation
Update Adobe Acrobat and Reader to the latest version.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Reader
See all- CVE-2017-16418High
A vulnerability exists in Adobe Acrobat and Reader related to reading data past the end of the target buffer, affecting versions 2017.012.20098 and earlier, 2017.011.30066 and earlier, 2015.006.30355 and earlier, and 11.0.22 and earlier. This issue occurs in the image conversion module that handles XPS files.
- CVE-2017-16416High
An issue was discovered in Adobe Acrobat and Reader related to writing data past the end of the intended buffer. The vulnerability affects versions 2017.012.20098 and earlier, 2017.011.30066 and earlier, 2015.006.30355 and earlier, and 11.0.22 and earlier.
- CVE-2017-16415High
A vulnerability exists in Adobe Acrobat and Reader that allows data to be written past the end of the intended buffer, potentially leading to corruption of sensitive data or execution of arbitrary code. This issue affects versions 2017.012.20098 and earlier, 2017.011.30066 and earlier, 2015.006.30355 and earlier, and 11.0.22 and earlier.
- CVE-2017-16414High
A vulnerability exists in Adobe Acrobat and Reader related to computations that read data past the end of the target buffer. This issue affects versions 2017.012.20098 and earlier, 2017.011.30066 and earlier, 2015.006.30355 and earlier, and 11.0.22 and earlier.
- CVE-2017-16410High
A vulnerability exists in Adobe Acrobat and Reader related to untrusted input used to calculate an array index in the image conversion module when processing GIF files. This can lead to writing to a memory location outside of the allocated memory addresses for the data structure.
- CVE-2017-16409High
A vulnerability exists in Adobe Acrobat and Reader that involves reading data past the end of the target buffer. This issue affects versions 2017.012.20098 and earlier, 2017.011.30066 and earlier, 2015.006.30355 and earlier, and 11.0.22 and earlier.
- CVE-2017-16408High
A vulnerability exists in Adobe Acrobat and Reader that involves reading data past the end of the target buffer. This issue affects versions 2017.012.20098 and earlier, 2017.011.30066 and earlier, 2015.006.30355 and earlier, and 11.0.22 and earlier.
- CVE-2017-16405High
A vulnerability exists in Adobe Acrobat and Reader that involves reading data past the end of the target buffer. This issue affects versions 2017.012.20098 and earlier, 2017.011.30066 and earlier, 2015.006.30355 and earlier, and 11.0.22 and earlier.
- CVE-2017-16403High
A vulnerability exists in Adobe Acrobat and Reader that allows reading data past the end of the target buffer. This issue affects versions 2017.012.20098 and earlier, 2017.011.30066 and earlier, 2015.006.30355 and earlier, and 11.0.22 and earlier.
- CVE-2017-16402High
A vulnerability exists in Adobe Acrobat and Reader related to reading data past the end of the target buffer in the JPEG 2000 module. This issue affects versions 2017.012.20098 and earlier, 2017.011.30066 and earlier, 2015.006.30355 and earlier, and 11.0.22 and earlier.
Original NVD description (English source)
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier have a Double Free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.