CVE-2018-15979 Information disclosure in Adobe Acrobat and Reader

What is CVE-2018-15979?

CVE-2018-15979 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Dc, published on 29 Nov 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.008.20080 and earlier, 2017.011.30105 and earlier, and 2015.006.30456 and earlier have a ntlm sso hash theft vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15979?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Adobe Acrobat Dc, Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc.

How do I fix CVE-2018-15979?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15979 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-15979 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15979 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat Dc

• CVE-2018-4990 Adobe Acrobat and Reader Double Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2020-9715 Adobe Acrobat Use-After-Free Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2020-3792 Use after free in Adobe Acrobat and Reader Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-3793 Use after free in Adobe Acrobat and Reader Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-3795 Memory corruption in Adobe Acrobat and Reader Critical 9.8

All Adobe Acrobat Dc vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-v88m-378h-jxpx.