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Advisory Published

CVE-2018-4914: Adobe Acrobat Pro DC XPS Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

First published: Tue Feb 27 2018(Updated: )

An issue was discovered in Adobe Acrobat Reader 2018.009.20050 and earlier versions, 2017.011.30070 and earlier versions, 2015.006.30394 and earlier versions. This vulnerability occurs as a result of computation that reads data that is past the end of the target buffer; the computation is part of the TIFF processing in the XPS engine. A successful attack can lead to sensitive data exposure.

Credit: psirt@adobe.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat Reader>=17.0<=17.011.30070
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC>=-<=18.009.20050
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC>=15.0<=15.006.30394
Adobe Acrobat Reader Notification Manager>=17.0<=17.011.30070
Adobe Acrobat Reader>=-<=18.009.20050
Adobe Acrobat Reader>=15.0<=15.006.30394

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2018-4914?

    CVE-2018-4914 has a critical severity rating due to its potential to allow arbitrary code execution.

  • How do I fix CVE-2018-4914?

    To mitigate CVE-2018-4914, update Adobe Acrobat Reader to the latest version provided by Adobe.

  • What products are affected by CVE-2018-4914?

    CVE-2018-4914 affects Adobe Acrobat Reader and Adobe Acrobat DC across several versions.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2018-4914?

    CVE-2018-4914 is a buffer overflow vulnerability that can lead to data corruption and potential code execution.

  • Is CVE-2018-4914 actively being exploited?

    As of now, there are no public indications that CVE-2018-4914 is being actively exploited in the wild.

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