CVE-2018-4990 : Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier have a Double Free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

Published 2018-07-09 19:29:03

Updated 2025-02-13 17:27:43

Source Adobe Systems Incorporated

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption

Products affected by CVE-2018-4990

Adobe » Acrobat Dc » Classic Edition
Versions from including (>=) 17.011.30059 and up to, including, (<=) 17.011.30079
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Apple » Mac Os X
When used together with: Microsoft » Windows
Adobe » Acrobat Dc » Continuous Edition
Versions from including (>=) 15.008.20082 and up to, including, (<=) 18.011.20038
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Apple » Mac Os X
When used together with: Microsoft » Windows
Adobe » Acrobat Dc » Classic Edition
Versions from including (>=) 15.006.30060 and up to, including, (<=) 15.006.30417
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Apple » Mac Os X
When used together with: Microsoft » Windows
Adobe » Acrobat Reader Dc » Classic Edition
Versions from including (>=) 15.006.30060 and up to, including, (<=) 15.006.30417
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Apple » Mac Os X
When used together with: Microsoft » Windows
Adobe » Acrobat Reader Dc » Classic Edition
Versions from including (>=) 17.011.30059 and up to, including, (<=) 17.011.30079
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Apple » Mac Os X
When used together with: Microsoft » Windows
Adobe » Acrobat Reader Dc » Continuous Edition
Versions from including (>=) 15.008.20082 and up to, including, (<=) 18.011.20038
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Apple » Mac Os X
When used together with: Microsoft » Windows

CVE-2018-4990 is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

CISA vulnerability name:

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Double Free Vulnerability

CISA required action:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA description:

Adobe Acrobat and Reader have a double free vulnerability that could lead to remote code execution.

Notes:

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4990

Added on 2022-06-08 Action due date 2022-06-22

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-4990

EPSS FAQ

60.07%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 98 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-4990

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
6.8	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P	8.6	6.4	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: Partial
8.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	2.8	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High
8.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	2.8	5.9	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	2025-02-04
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High
8.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	2.8	5.9	NIST	2025-01-23
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2018-4990

CWE-415 Double Free

The product calls free() twice on the same memory address.
Assigned by:
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2018-4990

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-09.html

Adobe Security Bulletin
Vendor Advisory

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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040920

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