Advisory Details

December 12th, 2018

Adobe Acrobat Pro DC TTF Font Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI-18-1376
ZDI-CAN-6707

CVE ID CVE-2018-15996
CVSS SCORE 3.3, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Reader
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the processing of TTF font files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Adobe has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-41.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2018-07-10 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2018-12-12 - Coordinated public release of advisory
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