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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader (Document Reader Software). This affects some unknown functionality. 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:
Buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.2, and 8.x before 8.2.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0199, CVE-2010-0202, and CVE-2010-0203.
The weakness was released 04/14/2010 by Billy Rios (TippingPoint) with Oulu University Secure Programming Group (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-0198 since 01/05/2010. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45504 (Adobe Acrobat < 9.3.2 / 8.2.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB10-09)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165590 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update acroread (SUSE-SA:2010:022)).
Upgrading to version 9.0 eliminates this vulnerability. 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 9708.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (45504). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 4108, 52767, 52766 and 52765.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Nessus ID: 45504
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 9.3.2 / 8.2.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB10-09)
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OpenVAS ID: 850132
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for acroread SUSE-SA:2010:022
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 9.0
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Timeline
01/05/2010 🔍04/08/2010 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Billy Rios (TippingPoint)
Organization: Oulu University Secure Programming Group
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-0198 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 25465 - [APSB10-09] Adobe Reader and Acrobat Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability due to Buffer Overflow, Critical
SecurityFocus: 39329 - RETIRED: Adobe Acrobat and Reader April 2010 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Vupen: ADV-2010-0873
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Entry
Created: 03/19/2015 12:22Updated: 10/16/2018 09:04
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (70), 10/16/2018 09:04 (9)
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