Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 10.1.13/11.0.10 memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 10.1.13/11.0.10 (Document Reader Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. 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.

The weakness was released 05/12/2015 by Mateusz Jurczyk as APSB15-10 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-3050 since 04/09/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly 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 to version 10.1.14 or 11.0.11 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at adobe.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 19879.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (103172), Tenable (83470), SecurityFocus (BID 74600†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032284†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50088†). Additional details are provided at krebsonsecurity.com. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-68377, VDB-73805, VDB-75247 and VDB-75248. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
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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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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 10.1.14/11.0.11
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB15-10
Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-3050 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-3050
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75256
X-Force: 103172 - Adobe Reader and Acrobat code execution
SecurityFocus: 74600
SecurityTracker: 1032284 - Adobe Reader and Acrobat Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Obtain Information, any Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 50088 - [APSB15-10] Adobe Acrobat and Reader Remote Code Execution due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2015-3050, Critical

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Created: 05/13/2015 10:29 AM
Updated: 05/10/2022 06:11 PM
Changes: 05/13/2015 10:29 AM (49), 04/07/2017 10:46 AM (22), 05/10/2022 05:56 PM (1), 05/10/2022 06:03 PM (7), 05/10/2022 06:11 PM (1)
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