Adobe Acrobat 5.0 PDF File privileges management

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7.3$5k-$25k0.00

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Acrobat 5.0 (Document Reader Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component PDF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Acrobat 5 does not properly validate JavaScript in PDF files, which allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files into the Plug-ins folder that spread to other PDF documents, as demonstrated by the W32.Yourde virus.

The bug was discovered 04/30/2003. The weakness was published 06/16/2003 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-0284 since 05/13/2003. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/02/2019). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 47 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (12009).

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068

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Remote: Yes

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05/07/2003 +7 days 🔍
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08/11/2014 +3326 days 🔍
06/02/2019 +1756 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2003-0284 (🔍)
X-Force: 12009
Vulnerability Center: 8489 - Java Script Execution in Adobe Acrobat 5, 5.0.5, Medium
SecurityFocus: 7567 - Adobe Acrobat JavaScript Parsing Engine Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 7289 - Adobe - Acrobat - JavaScript Parsing Engine - Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2014 01:03
Updated: 06/02/2019 21:03
Changes: 08/12/2014 01:03 (57), 06/02/2019 21:03 (7)
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