High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 27, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-4902
CVE-2018-4902
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 use after free vulnerability in the rendering engine. The vulnerability is triggered by a crafted PDF file containing a video annotation (and corresponding media files) that is activated by the embedded JavaScript. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected products
1- Range: <= 2018.009.20050, <= 2017.011.30070, <= 2015.006.30394
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102995nvdThird 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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