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CVE-2018-12812 (GCVE-0-2018-12812)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-07-20 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 08:45
VLAI
Summary
Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier versions have a Type Confusion vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Type Confusion
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30080 and earlier, and 2015.006.30418 and earlier versions Affected: Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30080 and earlier, and 2015.006.30418 and earlier versions
Date Public
2018-07-20 00:00
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