High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 27, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-4898
CVE-2018-4898
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. The vulnerability is caused by the computation that writes data past the end of the intended buffer; the computation is part of the XPS engine that adds vector graphics and images to a fixed page. An attacker can potentially leverage the vulnerability to corrupt sensitive data or execute arbitrary code.
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Affected products
1- Range: <=2018.009.20050, <=2017.011.30070, <=2015.006.30394
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102994nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040364nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-02.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-208/nvdThird Party Advisory
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