8.8high
CVE-2018-4990KEVin critical feed
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…
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.8
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
Yes
added 2022-06-08
EPSS
35.9%
percentile 98%
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 Double Free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- Added
- 4 y ago
- Due date
- 2022-06-22 (4 y ago)
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Vendor / product
- Adobe / Acrobat and Reader
- CISA name
- Adobe Acrobat and Reader Double Free Vulnerability
CISA SSVC assessment
- Exploitation
- Active — exploited in the wild
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 21 mo ago
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
35.94% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/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-415 Double Free
References
- 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
- securityfocus.com /bid/104167 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- cisa.gov /known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-4990 · government-resource
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-4990
- NVD: CVE-2018-4990
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