Security Alert (A18-12-04): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader/Acrobat


 

Published on: 12 December 2018

  
  

Description:

Security updates are released for Adobe Reader/Acrobat to address multiple vulnerabilities.  To exploit the vulnerabilities, a remote attacker would entice a targeted user to open a specially crafted PDF file.

 

Affected Systems:

  • Adobe Acrobat/Acrobat Reader 2017 for Windows 2017.011.30106 and earlier versions
  • Adobe Acrobat/Acrobat Reader 2017 for macOS 2017.011.30105 and earlier versions
  • Adobe Acrobat DC/Acrobat Reader DC for Windows Continuous 2019.008.20081 and earlier versions
  • Adobe Acrobat DC/Acrobat Reader DC for macOS Continuous 2019.008.20080 and earlier versions
  • Adobe Acrobat DC/Acrobat Reader DC Classic for Windows 2015.006.30457 and earlier versions
  • Adobe Acrobat DC/Acrobat Reader DC Classic for macOS 2015.006.30456 and earlier versions

 

Impact:

A successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation and information disclosure of an affected system.

 

Recommendation:

Upgrade Adobe Reader/Acrobat to the following versions to address the issues.

Acrobat DC (Continuous) 2019.010.20064 for Windows and macOS
Acrobat Reader DC (Continuous) 2019.010.20064 for Windows and macOS
Acrobat 2017 2017.011.30110 for Windows and macOS
Acrobat Reader DC 2017 2017.011.30110 for Windows and macOS
Acrobat DC (Classic 2015) 2015.006.30461 for Windows and macOS
Acrobat Reader DC (Classic 2015) 2015.006.30461 for Windows and macOS

The upgrade can be obtained by using the auto-update mechanism or by downloading at the following URLs:

  • http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Windows
  • http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Mac

 

More Information:

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-41.html
https://www.hkcert.org/my_url/en/alert/18121202
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2018/12/11/Adobe-Releases-Security-Updates
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-12830
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-15984 (to CVE-2018-16047)
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-19698 (to CVE-2018-19717)
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-19719 (to CVE-2018-19720)

 



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