Advisory Details

December 12th, 2018

Adobe Reader DC Onix ReadKey Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI-18-1388
ZDI-CAN-7006

CVE ID CVE-2018-16005
CVSS SCORE 7.7, AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Reader
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Adobe Reader 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 handling of the ReadKey method. 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 object. 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
  • 2018-07-30 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2018-12-12 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Sebastian Apelt (@bitshifter123)
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