Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.13/15.006.30097/15.009.20077 memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.13/15.006.30097/15.009.20077 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. 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 weakness was shared 01/07/2016 by Linan Hao (iDefense) with Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team as APSB16-02 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-0946 since 12/22/2015. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87917 (Adobe Acrobat < 11.0.14 / 15.006.30119 / 15.010.20056 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-02)), 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 124506 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-02)).

Upgrading to version 11.0.14, 15.006.30119 or 15.010.20056 eliminates this vulnerability. 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 22442.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (87917). The entries 80235, 80236, 80237 and 80238 are related to this item.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 87917
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 11.0.14 / 15.006.30119 / 15.010.20056 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-02)
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OpenVAS ID: 803434
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities - 01 January16 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 11.0.14/15.006.30119/15.010.20056
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB16-02
Researcher: Linan Hao (iDefense)
Organization: Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-0946 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1034646 - Adobe Acrobat/Reader Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Bypass Security Restrictions
Vulnerability Center: 55679 - [APSB16-02] Adobe Acrobat, Acrobat DC, Reader and Reader DC Remote Memory Corruption - CVE-2016-0946, Critical
SecurityFocus: 80361 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader APSB16-02 Multiple Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/14/2016 03:30 PM
Updated: 07/03/2022 11:52 AM
Changes: 01/14/2016 03:30 PM (66), 04/07/2017 11:11 AM (29), 07/03/2022 11:45 AM (3), 07/03/2022 11:52 AM (1)
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