8.8high
CVE-2018-4971
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier have a Use-after-f…
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
9.1%
percentile 95%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier have a Use-after-free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
9.09% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- n/a Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier versions
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-416 Use After Free
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/104169 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- helpx.adobe.com /security/products/acrobat/apsb18-09.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1040920 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-18-455/ · Third Party Advisory
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-4971
- NVD: CVE-2018-4971
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