Bulletin ID
Last updated on
27 Des 2022
Security Bulletin for Adobe Acrobat and Reader | APSB18-21
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Date Published |
Priority |
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APSB18-21 |
July 10, 2018 |
2 |
Summary
Affected Versions
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Track |
Affected Versions |
Platform |
Priority rating |
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Acrobat DC |
Continuous |
2018.011.20040 and earlier versions |
Windows and macOS |
2 |
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Acrobat Reader DC |
Continuous |
2018.011.20040 and earlier versions |
Windows and macOS |
2 |
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Acrobat 2017 |
Classic 2017 |
2017.011.30080 and earlier versions |
Windows and macOS |
2 |
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Acrobat Reader 2017 |
Classic 2017 |
2017.011.30080 and earlier versions |
Windows and macOS |
2 |
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Acrobat DC |
Classic 2015 |
2015.006.30418 and earlier versions |
Windows and macOS |
2 |
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Acrobat Reader DC |
Classic 2015 |
2015.006.30418 and earlier versions |
Windows and macOS |
2 |
For questions regarding Acrobat DC, please visit the Acrobat DC FAQ page.
For questions regarding Acrobat Reader DC, please visit the Acrobat Reader DC FAQ page.
Solution
Adobe recommends users update their software installations to the latest versions by following the instructions below.
The latest product versions are available to end users via one of the following methods:
- Users can update their product installations manually by choosing Help > Check for Updates.
- The products will update automatically, without requiring user intervention, when updates are
detected. - The full Acrobat Reader installer can be downloaded from the Acrobat Reader Download Center.
For IT administrators (managed environments):
- Download the enterprise installers from ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/, or refer to the specific release note version for links to installers.
- Install updates via your preferred methodology, such as AIP-GPO, bootstrapper, SCUP/SCCM (Windows), or on macOS, Apple Remote Desktop and SSH.
Adobe categorizes these updates with the following priority ratings and recommends users update their installation to the newest version:
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Track |
Updated Versions |
Platform |
Priority Rating |
Availability |
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Acrobat DC |
Continuous |
2018.011.20055 |
Windows and macOS |
2 |
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Acrobat Reader DC |
Continuous |
2018.011.20055 |
Windows and macOS |
2 |
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Acrobat 2017 |
Classic 2017 |
2017.011.30096 |
Windows and macOS |
2 |
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Acrobat Reader DC 2017 |
Classic 2017 |
2017.011.30096 |
Windows and macOS |
2 |
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Acrobat DC |
Classic 2015 |
2015.006.30434 |
Windows and macOS |
2 |
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Acrobat Reader DC |
Classic 2015 |
2015.006.30434 |
Windows and macOS |
2 |
Note:
As noted in this previous announcement, support for Adobe Acrobat 11.x and Adobe Reader 11.x ended on October 15, 2017. Version 11.0.23 is the final release for Adobe Acrobat 11.x and Adobe Reader 11.x. Adobe strongly recommends that you update to the latest versions of Adobe Acrobat DC and Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. By updating installations to the latest versions, you benefit from the latest functional enhancements and improved security measures.
Vulnerability Details
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Vulnerability Impact |
Severity |
CVE Number |
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Double Free |
Arbitrary Code Execution |
Critical |
CVE-2018-12782 |
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Heap Overflow |
Arbitrary Code Execution |
Critical |
CVE-2018-5015, CVE-2018-5028, CVE-2018-5032, CVE-2018-5036, CVE-2018-5038, CVE-2018-5040, CVE-2018-5041, CVE-2018-5045, CVE-2018-5052, CVE-2018-5058, CVE-2018-5067, CVE-2018-12785, CVE-2018-12788, CVE-2018-12798 |
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Use-after-free |
Arbitrary Code Execution |
Critical |
CVE-2018-5009, CVE-2018-5011, CVE-2018-5065, CVE-2018-12756, CVE-2018-12770, CVE-2018-12772, CVE-2018-12773, CVE-2018-12776, CVE-2018-12783, CVE-2018-12791, CVE-2018-12792, CVE-2018-12796, CVE-2018-12797 |
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Out-of-bounds write |
Arbitrary Code Execution |
Critical |
CVE-2018-5020, CVE-2018-5021, CVE-2018-5042, CVE-2018-5059, CVE-2018-5064, CVE-2018-5069, CVE-2018-5070, CVE-2018-12754, CVE-2018-12755, CVE-2018-12758, CVE-2018-12760, CVE-2018-12771, CVE-2018-12787 |
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Security Bypass |
Privilege Escalation |
Critical |
CVE-2018-12802 |
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Out-of-bounds read |
Information Disclosure |
Important |
CVE-2018-5010, CVE-2018-12803, CVE-2018-5014, CVE-2018-5016, CVE-2018-5017, CVE-2018-5018, CVE-2018-5019, CVE-2018-5022, CVE-2018-5023, CVE-2018-5024, CVE-2018-5025, CVE-2018-5026, CVE-2018-5027, CVE-2018-5029, CVE-2018-5031, CVE-2018-5033, CVE-2018-5035, CVE-2018-5039, CVE-2018-5044, CVE-2018-5046, CVE-2018-5047, CVE-2018-5048, CVE-2018-5049, CVE-2018-5050, CVE-2018-5051, CVE-2018-5053, CVE-2018-5054, CVE-2018-5055, CVE-2018-5056, CVE-2018-5060, CVE-2018-5061, CVE-2018-5062, CVE-2018-5063, CVE-2018-5066, CVE-2018-5068, CVE-2018-12757, CVE-2018-12761, CVE-2018-12762, CVE-2018-12763, CVE-2018-12764, CVE-2018-12765, CVE-2018-12766, CVE-2018-12767, CVE-2018-12768, CVE-2018-12774, CVE-2018-12777, CVE-2018-12779, CVE-2018-12780, CVE-2018-12781, CVE-2018-12786, CVE-2018-12789, CVE-2018-12790, CVE-2018-12795 |
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Type Confusion |
Arbitrary Code Execution |
Critical |
CVE-2018-5057, CVE-2018-12793, CVE-2018-12794 |
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Untrusted pointer dereference |
Arbitrary Code Execution |
Critical |
CVE-2018-5012, CVE-2018-5030 |
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Buffer Errors |
Arbitrary Code Execution |
Critical |
CVE-2018-5034, CVE-2018-5037, CVE-2018-5043, CVE-2018-12784 |
Acknowledgements
Adobe would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for reporting the relevant issues and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers:
Gal De Leon of Palo Alto Networks (CVE-2018-5009, CVE-2018-5066)
Anonymously reported via Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2018-12770, CVE-2018-12771, CVE-2018-12772, CVE-2018-12773, CVE-2018-12774, CVE-2018-12776, CVE-2018-12777, CVE-2018-12779, CVE-2018-12780, CVE-2018-12781, CVE-2018-12783,CVE-2018-12795, CVE-2018-12797, CVE-2018-5035)
WillJ of Tencent PC Manager via Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2018-5058, CVE-2018-5063, CVE-2018-5065)
Steven Seeley via Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2018-5012, CVE-2018-5030, CVE-2018-5033, CVE-2018-5034, CVE-2018-5035, CVE-2018-5059, CVE-2018-5060, CVE-2018-12793, CVE-2018-12796)
Ke Liu of Tencent's Xuanwu LAB working via Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2018-12803, CVE-2018-5014, CVE-2018-5015, CVE-2018-5016, CVE-2018-5017, CVE-2018-5018, CVE-2018-5019, CVE-2018-5020, CVE-2018-5027, CVE-2018-5028, CVE-2018-5029, CVE-2018-5031, CVE-2018-5032, CVE-2018-5055, CVE-2018-5056, CVE-2018-5057)
Sebastian Apelt siberas via Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2018-12794)
Zhiyuan Wang of Chengdu Qihoo360 Tech Co. Ltd. (CVE-2018-12758)
Lin Wang of Beihang University (CVE-2018-5010, CVE-2018-5020, CVE-2018-12760, CVE-2018-12761, CVE-2018-12762, CVE-2018-12763, CVE-2018-12787, CVE-2018-5067)
Zhenjie Jia of Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team (CVE-2018-12757)
Netanel Ben Simon and Yoav Alon from Check Point Software Technologies (CVE-2018-5063, CVE-2018-5064, CVE-2018-5065, CVE-2018-5068, CVE-2018-5069, CVE-2018-5070, CVE-2018-12754, CVE-2018-12755, CVE-2018-12764, CVE-2018-12765, CVE-2018-12766, CVE-2018-12767. CVE-2018-12768)
Aleksandar Nikolic of Cisco Talos (CVE-2018-12756)
Vladislav Stolyarov of Kaspersky Lab (CVE-2018-5011)
Ke Liu of Tencent's Xuanwu Lab (CVE-2018-12785, CVE-2018-12786)
Kdot via Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2018-5036, CVE-2018-5037, CVE-2018-5038, CVE-2018-5039, CVE-2018-5040, CVE-2018-5041, CVE-2018-5042, CVE-2018-5043, CVE-2018-5044, CVE-2018-5045, CVE-2018-5046, CVE-2018-5047, CVE-2018-5048, CVE-2018-5049, CVE-2018-5050, CVE-2018-5051, CVE-2018-5052, CVE-2018-5053, CVE-2018-5054)
Pengsu Cheng of Trend Micro working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2018-5061, CVE-2018-5067, CVE-2018-12790, CVE-2018-5056)
Ron Waisberg working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2018-5062, CVE-2018-12788, CVE-2018-12789)
Steven Seeley (mr_me) of Source Incite working with iDefense Labs (CVE-2018-12791, CVE-2018-12792, CVE-2018-5015)
Ashfaq Ansari and Sudhakar Verma - Project Srishti working with iDefense Labs (CVE-2018-12798)
XuPeng of TCA/SKLCS Institute of Software Chinese Academy of Sciences and HuangZheng of Baidu Security Lab (CVE-2018-12782)
Anonymously reported (CVE-2018-12784, CVE-2018-5009)
mr_me of Source Incite working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2018-12761)
Zhanglin He and Bo Qu of Palo Alto Networks (CVE-2018-5023, CVE-2018-5024)
Bo Qu of Palo Alto Networks and Heige of Knownsec 404 Security Team (CVE-2018-5021, CVE-2018-5022, CVE-2018-5025, CVE-2018-5026)
