CVE-2018-12798 in the critical feed json
Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30080 and earlier, and 2015.006.30418 and earlier versions have a Heap Overfl…
published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-4751
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 13.3%
- EPSS 13.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30080 and earlier, and 2015.006.30418 and earlier versions have a Heap Overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
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13.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- n/a Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30080 and earlier, and 2015.006.30418 and earlier versions
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
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helpx.adobe.com
/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-21.html
vendor-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id/1041250
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-12798
- NVD CVE-2018-12798
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