CVE-2018-12848 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20058 and earlier, 2017.011.30099 and earlier, and 2015.006.30448 and earlier have an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.18357.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Adobe	Acrobat Dc Acrobat Reader Dc
Apple	Mac Os X
Microsoft	Windows

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:::::classic:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:::::continuous:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:::::classic:::*
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	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:::::continuous:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:::::classic:::*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105360
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041702
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-34.html
https://research.checkpoint.com/2018/50-adobe-cves-in-50-days/

History

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.23344}`	epss `{'score': 0.2302}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published: 2018-09-25T13:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T08:45:02.346Z

Reserved: 2018-06-25T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-12848

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-09-25T13:29:00.783

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:45:57.097

Link: CVE-2018-12848

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

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