VDB-73805 · CVE-2014-9161 · BID 71567

Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 10.1.12/11.0.9 on Windows/Mac CoolType.dll memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 10.1.12/11.0.9 on Windows/Mac (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code in the library CoolType.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

CoolType.dll in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.13 and 11.x before 11.0.10 on Windows, and 10.x through 10.1.13 and 11.x through 11.0.10 on OS X, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF document.

The weakness was published 01/30/2015 by Mateusz Jurczyk and Gynvael Coldwind with Google Security Team as APSB15-10 / 149 (Website). The advisory is shared at code.google.com. The public release happened without involvement of Adobe. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-9161 since 12/01/2014. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83470 (Adobe Acrobat < 10.1.14 / 11.0.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-10)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123579 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-10)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (83470). Similar entries are available at 68377, 75247, 75248 and 75249.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 83470
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 10.1.14 / 11.0.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-10)
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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB15-10 / 149
Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk, Gynvael Coldwind
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-9161 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1032284
Vulnerability Center: 48381 - [APSB15-10] Adobe Reader and Acrobat Remote Code Execution or DoS via Crafted PDF in CoolType.dll, Critical
SecurityFocus: 71567

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Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 04/12/2022 09:05
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (51), 04/07/2017 11:31 (16), 04/12/2022 09:01 (3), 04/12/2022 09:02 (7), 04/12/2022 09:05 (2)
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