Description:
Security updates are released for Adobe Reader and Acrobat to address multiple vulnerabilities. To exploit the vulnerabilities, a remote attacker would entice a targeted user to open a specially crafted PDF file.
Affected Systems:
- Acrobat DC for Windows and macOS Continuous 2019.010.20064 and earlier versions
- Acrobat Reader DC for Windows and macOS Continuous 2019.010.20064 and earlier versions
- Acrobat 2017 Classic 2017 for Windows and macOS 2017.011.30110 and earlier version
- Acrobat Reader 2017 Classic 2017 for Windows and macOS 2017.011.30110 and earlier version
- Acrobat DC Classic 2015 for Windows and macOS 2015.006.30461 and earlier versions
- Acrobat Reader DC Classic 2015 for Windows and macOS 2015.006.30461 and earlier versions
Impact:
A successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation of an affected system.
Recommendation:
Users of affected systems should update the Adobe Reader and Acrobat to the following versions to address the issues.
- Acrobat DC for Windows and macOS Continuous 2019.010.20069
- Acrobat Reader DC for Windows and macOS Continuous 2019.010.20069
- Acrobat 2017 Classic 2017 for Windows and macOS 2017.011.30113
- Acrobat Reader 2017 Classic 2017 for Windows and macOS 2017.011.30113
- Acrobat DC Classic 2015 for Windows and macOS 2015.006.30464
- Acrobat Reader DC Classic 2015 for Windows and macOS 2015.006.30464
The updates can be obtained by using the auto-update mechanism or by downloading at the following URLs:
- http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Windows
- http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Mac
More Information:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-02.html
https://www.hkcert.org/my_url/en/alert/19010401
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2019/01/03/Adobe-Releases-Security-Updates
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16011
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16018