Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier have a Double Free vulnerability
Published Jul 9, 2018 ·Due Jun 22, 2022
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 36.23%
Description
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier have a Double Free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Affected products
No data.
- ≥ 15.006.30060 · ≤ 15.006.30417
- ≥ 15.008.20082 · ≤ 18.011.20038
- ≥ 17.011.30059 · ≤ 17.011.30079
- ≥ 15.006.30060 · ≤ 15.006.30417
- ≥ 15.008.20082 · ≤ 18.011.20038
- ≥ 17.011.30059 · ≤ 17.011.30079
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Date Added
Jun 8, 2022
Patch Due
Jun 22, 2022
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 4, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (38 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 36.23% (0.36228) | 98.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 14, 2026 | 36.36% (0.36365) | 98.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 40.54% (0.40537) | 98.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 18, 2026 | 51.50% (0.51501) | 97.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 62.03% (0.62033) | 98.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 70.13% (0.70134) | 98.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 24, 2025 | 62.03% (0.62033) | 98.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 21, 2025 | 64.65% (0.64654) | 98.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 11, 2025 | 60.07% (0.60065) | 98.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 70.85% (0.70850) | 98.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 83.27% (0.83272) | 99.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 70.85% (0.70850) | 98.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 9, 2025 | 9.89% (0.09895) | 94.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 8.77% (0.08771) | 94.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.48% (0.03476) | 91.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2024 | 3.02% (0.03015) | 90.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2024 | 3.25% (0.03246) | 91.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 4.06% (0.04060) | 91.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 26, 2024 | 2.70% (0.02698) | 90.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 9, 2024 | 3.96% (0.03955) | 91.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 4.33% (0.04329) | 91.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 4.84% (0.04837) | 91.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 5, 2023 | 6.69% (0.06690) | 92.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 4, 2023 | 27.83% (0.27834) | 96.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 6.69% (0.06690) | 92.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 7, 2023 | 7.88% (0.07881) | 93.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 8.39% (0.08389) | 93.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2023 | 8.36% (0.08355) | 93.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2023 | 8.29% (0.08293) | 93.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 7.45% (0.07452) | 93.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 7.48% (0.07483) | 93.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.10% (0.03097) | 83.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.10% (0.03097) | 82.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.10% (0.03097) | 64.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 14.36% (0.14356) | 89.63th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 14.36% (0.14356) | 89.51th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 14.36% (0.14356) | 96.97th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 14.36% (0.14356) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104167 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040920 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-09.html x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-4990 government-resourceThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104167 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040920 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-09.html | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-4990 | government-resourceThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource |
Change history (0)
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