High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 27, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-4890
CVE-2018-4890
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
1- Range: <=2018.009.20050, <=2017.011.30070, <=2015.006.30394
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102992nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040364nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-02.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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