CVE-2018-4898 is a critical out-of-bounds write vulnerability affecting Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.009.20050 and earlier, 2017.011.30070 and earlier, and 2015.006.30394 and earlier. This flaw, residing in the XPS engine, allows an attacker to corrupt data or execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it can be exploited remotely with low complexity, requiring user interaction. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 17.0, <= 17.011.30070CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= -, <= 18.009.20050CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.0, <= 15.006.30394CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | ||
>= 17.0, <= 17.011.30070CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= -, <= 18.009.20050CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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