Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.x/10.x memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.x/10.x (Document Reader Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.11 and 11.x before 11.1.102.55 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris and before 11.1.102.59 on Android, and Adobe AIR before 3.1.0.4880, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2451, CVE-2011-2452, CVE-2011-2453, CVE-2011-2454, CVE-2011-2455, CVE-2011-2459, and CVE-2011-2460.

The weakness was released 12/07/2011 by Alexander with Kaspersky Lab (Website). The advisory is shared for download at adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-2445 since 06/06/2011. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/14/2018).

As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74525 (openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-2011-4)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120893 (Solaris 11 Support Repository Update (SRU) 2/2a Missing).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at adobe.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (71248) and Tenable (74525). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 4442, 4491, 59432 and 59431.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 74525
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-2011-4)
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OpenVAS ID: 70604
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: linux-f10-flashplugin
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: adobe.com
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06/06/2011 🔍
11/08/2011 +155 days 🔍
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11/12/2011 +1 days 🔍
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12/19/2011 +12 days 🔍
06/13/2014 +906 days 🔍
10/14/2018 +1584 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Researcher: Alexander
Organization: Kaspersky Lab
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-2445 (🔍)
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X-Force: 71248
Vulnerability Center: 33822 - [APSB11-28] Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR Unspecified Remote Vulnerability (CVE-2011-2445), High
SecurityFocus: 50625 - Adobe Flash Player CVE-2011-2445 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 47133 - Adobe Reader/Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities, Extremely Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/19/2011 01:00
Updated: 10/14/2018 08:52
Changes: 12/19/2011 01:00 (82), 10/14/2018 08:52 (14)
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