VDB-4491 · CVE-2011-4369 · BID 51092

Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 9.4.6 PDF Engine memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 9.4.6 (Document Reader Software). This affects an unknown code of the component PDF Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the PRC component in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.4.7 on Windows, Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x through 9.4.6 on Mac OS X, Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x through 10.1.1 on Windows and Mac OS X, and Adobe Reader 9.x through 9.4.6 on UNIX allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in December 2011.

The weakness was released 12/16/2011 by Martin with MITRE (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-4369 since 11/04/2011. 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57042 (Adobe Acrobat < 9.4.7 Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities (APSB11-30)), 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 119876 (Red Hat Update for acroread (RHSA-2012:0011)).

Upgrading to version 9.4.6 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at adobe.com. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11989.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (57042). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 4456 and 59606.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 57042
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 9.4.7 Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities (APSB11-30)
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OpenVAS ID: 802543
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader/Acrobat U3D Component Memory Corruption Vulnerability - Mac OS X
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 9.4.6
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Researcher: Martin
Organization: MITRE
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-4369 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 34039 - [APSB11-30, APSB12-01] Unspecified Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Reader Allows Remote Code Execution or DoS, Critical
SecurityFocus: 51092 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader (CVE-2011-4369) Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 47510 - Red Hat update for acroread, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 78026 - Adobe Reader / Acrobat PRC Component Remote Memory Corruption

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2012 01:00
Updated: 03/20/2021 09:42
Changes: 01/21/2012 01:00 (50), 04/07/2017 10:45 (30), 03/20/2021 09:31 (7), 03/20/2021 09:36 (2), 03/20/2021 09:42 (1)
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