Adobe Reader 2017 Information Disclosure Vulnerability (APSB18-40) - Windows

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.814185");
  script_version("2025-09-12T05:38:45+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-15979");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-12 05:38:45 +0000 (Fri, 12 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2019-08-21 16:20:00 +0000 (Wed, 21 Aug 2019)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-11-15 12:19:56 +0530 (Thu, 15 Nov 2018)");
  script_name("Adobe Reader 2017 Information Disclosure Vulnerability (APSB18-40) - Windows");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Adobe Reader 2017 is prone to an information disclosure vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present
  on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists due to an error in handing
  the feature of Portable Document Files (PDFs).That leaks NT LAN Manager (NTLM)
  credentials.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow remote
  attackers to inadvertent leak of the users hashed NTLM password.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Adobe Reader 2017 version 2017.x before 2017.011.30106 on Windows.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Adobe Reader 2017 version
  2017.011.30106 or later. Please see the references for more information.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-40.html");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("secpod_adobe_prdts_detect_win.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("Adobe/Reader/Win/Ver");
  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE))
  exit(0);

vers = infos["version"];
path = infos["location"];

if(version_in_range(version:vers, test_version:"2017.0", test_version2:"2017.011.30105")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:vers, fixed_version:"2017.011.30106", install_path:path);
  security_message(port:0, data:report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);