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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat (Document Reader Software). Affected is an 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. CVE summarizes:
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the image-parsing library in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x before 8.3.1, 9.x before 9.4.6, and 10.x before 10.1.1 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
The weakness was published 09/15/2011 with Adobe (Website). The advisory is shared for download at adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-2438 since 06/06/2011. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit 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 11705.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (56197). Similar entries are available at 4415, 59957, 58504 and 58503.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
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
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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
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Acrobat 9.4.4
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Timeline
06/06/2011 🔍09/08/2011 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: adobe.com
Organization: Adobe
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-2438 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 33225 - [APSB11-24] Adobe Acrobat and Reader Multiple Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities (CVE-2011-2438), Medium
SecurityFocus: 49520 - RETIRED: Adobe Acrobat and Reader APSB11-24 Advance Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 11/20/2021 08:05
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (73), 10/17/2018 08:57 (9), 11/20/2021 08:05 (3)
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