Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 10.1.14/11.0.11 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 10.1.14/11.0.11. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to use after free. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-5101. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 10.1.14/11.0.11 (Document Reader Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.15 and 11.x before 11.0.12, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30060, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 2015.008.20082 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-4448, CVE-2015-5095, CVE-2015-5099, CVE-2015-5111, CVE-2015-5113, and CVE-2015-5114.

The weakness was released 07/15/2015 by AbdulAziz Hariri with VeriSign iDefense Labs as APSB15-15 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-5101 since 06/26/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84800 (Adobe Acrobat < 10.1.15 / 11.0.12 / 2015.006.30060 / 2015.008.20082 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-15)), 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 123662 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-15)).

Upgrading to version 10.1.15 or 11.0.12 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 19709.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (84800), SecurityFocus (BID 75739†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51278†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-76512, VDB-76513, VDB-76517 and VDB-76518. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 84800
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 10.1.15 / 11.0.12 / 2015.006.30060 / 2015.008.20082 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-15)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 10.1.15/11.0.12
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB15-15
Researcher: AbdulAziz Hariri
Organization: VeriSign iDefense Labs
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-5101 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5101
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76546
SecurityFocus: 75739 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader Use-After-Free Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1032892
Vulnerability Center: 51278 - [APSB15-15] Adobe Reader, Acrobat, Reader DC and Acrobat DC Remote Code Execution - CVE-2015-5101, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/16/2015 11:54 AM
Updated: 12/21/2024 03:11 PM
Changes: 07/16/2015 11:54 AM (55), 04/07/2017 10:46 AM (16), 06/02/2022 08:27 AM (2), 06/02/2022 08:31 AM (1), 12/21/2024 03:11 PM (16)
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