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A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Acrobat (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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, related to a "logic error vulnerability."

The weakness was shared 09/15/2011 with Adobe (Website). The advisory is shared for download at adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-2442 since 06/06/2011. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. 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 24064.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (56197).

Productinfo

Type

• Document Reader Software

Vendor

• Adobe

Name

• Acrobat

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

• commercial

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍
• 🔍
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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
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)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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Nessus Context: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 70746
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: acroread9
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Acrobat 9.4.4
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ISS Proventia IPS: 🔍
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Timelineinfo

06/06/2011 🔍
09/08/2011 +94 days 🔍
09/13/2011 +5 days 🔍
09/13/2011 +0 days 🔍
09/14/2011 +1 days 🔍
09/14/2011 +0 days 🔍
09/15/2011 +1 days 🔍
09/15/2011 +0 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1285 days 🔍
11/20/2021 +2434 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Organization: Adobe
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2011-2442 (🔍)
OVAL: 🔍

Vulnerability Center: 33232 - [APSB11-24] Adobe Acrobat and Reader Unspecified Logic Error Vulnerability (CVE-2011-2442), Medium
SecurityFocus: 49520 - RETIRED: Adobe Acrobat and Reader APSB11-24 Advance Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/20/2021 08:16
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (72), 10/17/2018 08:58 (9), 11/20/2021 08:16 (3)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 18:23E:103

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