CVE-2018-4968 is a critical Heap Overflow vulnerability affecting Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier, impacting systems running Adobe software on Apple and Microsoft platforms. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise, allowing arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 15.006.30417, < 15.006.30418CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | ||
>= 17.011.30079, < 17.011.30080CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 18.011.20038, < 18.011.20040CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.006.30417, < 15.006.30418CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | ||
>= 17.011.30079, < 17.011.30080CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.