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CVE-2018-4890

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 24.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-02-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

An issue was discovered in Adobe Acrobat Reader 2018.009.20050 and earlier versions, 2017.011.30070 and earlier versions, 2015.006.30394 and earlier versions. This vulnerability is an instance of a heap overflow vulnerability in the image conversion engine, when handling JPEG data embedded within an XPS file. A successful attack can lead to code corruption, control-flow hijack, or an information leak attack.

Affected products

• Adobe Acrobat for Edge: from 17.0 through 17.011.30070
• Adobe Acrobat DC: from - through 18.009.20050; from 15.0 through 15.006.30394
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: from 17.0 through 17.011.30070
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: from - through 18.009.20050; from 15.0 through 15.006.30394

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102992
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040364
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-02.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102992
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040364
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-02.html

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