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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader (Document Reader Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. 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 Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.0.1, 9.x before 9.4.2, and 8.x before 8.2.6 on Windows and Mac OS X allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted image, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0567 and CVE-2011-0603.
The weakness was released 02/10/2011 by Tavis Ormandy with Google Security Team (Website). The advisory is available at adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-0566 since 01/19/2011. 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.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51924 (Adobe Acrobat < 10.0.1 / 9.4.2 / 8.2.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB11-03)), 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 165553 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update acroread (SUSE-SA:2011:011)).
Upgrading to version 9.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (51924). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 4299, 56469, 56468 and 56467.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 51924
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 10.0.1 / 9.4.2 / 8.2.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB11-03)
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OpenVAS ID: 801844
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities February-2011 (Windows)
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 9.0
Timeline
01/19/2011 🔍02/07/2011 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: RHSA-2011:0301
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-0566 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1025033
Vulnerability Center: 29691 - [APSB11-03] Adobe Acrobat and Reader Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via Crafted Images in a PDF File, Medium
SecurityFocus: 46198 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader CVE-2011-0566 Image Parsing Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 43470
Vupen: ADV-2011-0337
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Entry
Created: 03/20/2015 16:16Updated: 10/16/2021 18:23
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (69), 10/17/2018 08:49 (13), 10/16/2021 18:23 (3)
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