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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat (Document Reader Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block. 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 8.x before 8.3.1, 9.x before 9.4.6, and 10.x before 10.1.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
The weakness was disclosed 09/15/2011 with Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is shared at adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-2435 since 06/06/2011. 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.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56197 (Adobe Acrobat < 10.1.1 / 9.4.6 / 8.3.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB11-21, APSB11-24)), 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 119594 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (APSB11-24)).
Upgrading to version 9.4.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 24086.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (56197). The entries 4415, 59957, 58504 and 58503 are pretty similar.
Product
Type
Vendor
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Version
- 8.0
- 8.1
- 8.1.1
- 8.1.2
- 8.1.3
- 8.1.4
- 8.1.5
- 8.1.6
- 8.1.7
- 8.2
- 8.2.1
- 8.2.2
- 8.2.3
- 8.2.4
- 8.2.5
- 8.2.6
- 8.3
- 9.0
- 9.1
- 9.1.1
- 9.1.2
- 9.1.3
- 9.2
- 9.3
- 9.3.1
- 9.3.2
- 9.3.3
- 9.3.4
- 9.4
- 9.4.1
- 9.4.2
- 9.4.3
- 9.4.4
- 9.4.5
- 10.0
- 10.0.1
- 10.0.2
- 10.0.3
- 10.1
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 56197
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 10.1.1 / 9.4.6 / 8.3.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB11-21, APSB11-24)
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OpenVAS ID: 70746
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: acroread9
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Countermeasures
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Upgrade: Acrobat 9.4.4
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Timeline
06/06/2011 🔍09/13/2011 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: adobe.com
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-2435 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 33214 - [APSB11-24] Adobe Acrobat and Reader Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CVE-2011-2435), Medium
SecurityFocus: 49575 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader CVE-2011-2435 Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 11/20/2021 07:46
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (72), 10/17/2018 08:56 (10), 11/20/2021 07:46 (3)
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