CVE-2018-4990

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-4990
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-07-09 19:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-08-21 16:20:00 UTC
DescriptionAdobe 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.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.515010000 probability, percentile 0.979110000 (date 2026-05-13)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-06-08; due 2022-06-22; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-415

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorAdobe
ProductAcrobat and Reader
NameAdobe Acrobat and Reader Double Free Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4990

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Adobe Acrobat Dc All All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Dc All All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Dc All All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc All All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc All All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Adobe Acrobat and Reader CVE-2018-4990 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Adobe Security Bulletin MISC helpx.adobe.com Vendor Advisory
Adobe Acrobat/Reader Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Bypass Security, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev
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