Adobe Acrobat Reader 11.0.6 Sandbox access control

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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader 11.0.6 (Document Reader Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code of the component Sandbox. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Reader 11.0.06 allows attackers to bypass a PDF sandbox protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2014.

The weakness was presented 03/28/2014 with VUPEN as APSB14-15 as confirmed advisory (Website) via Pwn2Own 2014. It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The advisory contains:

The first day of Pwn2Own 2014 saw successful attempts by five entrants against five products, with payouts of $400,000 to researchers in the main competition and $82,500 to charity in the Pwn4Fun sponsors-only event.
This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-0512 since 12/20/2013. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 14 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74011 (Adobe Acrobat < 10.1.10 / 11.0.07 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-15)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121867 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-15)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 16220.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (92685) and Tenable (74011). Further details are available at zerodayinitiative.com. See 12722, 13194, 13195 and 13196 for similar entries.

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Class: Access control
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Nessus ID: 74011
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 10.1.10 / 11.0.07 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-15)
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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB14-15
Organization: VUPEN
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0512 (🔍)
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X-Force: 92685 - Adobe Reader PDF sandbox security bypass, Medium Risk
SecurityTracker: 1029970 - Adobe Reader Bugs Let Remote Users Bypass Sandbox Restrictions and Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 43621 - [APSB14-15] Adobe Reader and Acrobat Remote Security Bypass via PDF (CVE-2014-0512), Critical
SecurityFocus: 66512 - Adobe Reader CVE-2014-0512 Unspecified Security Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/31/2014 15:03
Updated: 06/16/2021 10:40
Changes: 03/31/2014 15:03 (52), 04/07/2017 10:45 (28), 06/16/2021 10:24 (1), 06/16/2021 10:30 (7), 06/16/2021 10:35 (2), 06/16/2021 10:40 (1)
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