CVE-2018-5014
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAdobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30080 and earlier, and 2015.006.30418 and earlier versions have an Out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceOut-of-bounds read vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Reader allows attackers to read memory outside allocated buffers, potentially exposing sensitive information. The vulnerability affects specific versions across three major release branches (2015, 2017, and 2018).
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 15.006.30060, <= 15.006.30418>= 15.008.20082, <= 18.011.20040>= 17.011.30059, <= 17.011.30080>= 15.006.30060, <= 15.006.30418>= 15.008.20082, <= 18.011.20040>= 17.011.30059, <= 17.011.30080CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Adobe Acrobat or Reader DC is installedOn Windows, check for the presence of Adobe Acrobat DC or Adobe Acrobat Reader DC in the programs list (Control Panel > Programs and Features) or check for installation directories such as C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Affected if Either Adobe Acrobat DC or Adobe Acrobat Reader DC is installed on the system
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Determine the installed version numberOpen Adobe Acrobat or Reader, then go to Help > About Adobe Acrobat (or About Adobe Reader) to display the exact version number. Alternatively, right-click the executable in the installation folder and select Properties > Details to view the File Version.Affected if The displayed version falls within any of the affected ranges: 15.006.30060 to 15.006.30418, 15.008.20082 to 18.011.20040, or 17.011.30059 to 17.011.30080
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Identify the product release trackNote whether the installed product is Adobe Acrobat DC (the paid version) or Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (the free version) as both are affected. Also determine whether it is the Continuous track (versions starting with 15.x or 18.x) or the Classic track (versions starting with 17.x).Affected if The product is either Adobe Acrobat DC or Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, regardless of track, and the version matches the affected ranges provided
The environment is affected if Adobe Acrobat DC or Adobe Acrobat Reader DC is installed with a version number matching any of the three vulnerable ranges: 15.006.30060-15.006.30418, 15.008.20082-18.011.20040, or 17.011.30059-17.011.30080.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate Adobe Acrobat and Reader to versions newer than 2018.011.20040, 2017.011.30080, or 2015.006.30418 as applicable to the deployment.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2018-5014 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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