Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.13/15.006.30097/15.009.20077 untrusted search path

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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). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was released 01/07/2016 by Vladimir Dubrovin, Eric Lawrence and KeLiu as APSB16-02 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-0947 since 12/22/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
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 22598.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (87917), SecurityFocus (BID 80362†), SecurityTracker (ID 1034646†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-55688†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-80235, VDB-80236, VDB-80237 and VDB-80238.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
- 11.0.0
- 11.0.01
- 11.0.02
- 11.0.03
- 11.0.04
- 11.0.05
- 11.0.06
- 11.0.07
- 11.0.08
- 11.0.09
- 11.0.10
- 11.0.11
- 11.0.12
- 11.0.13
- 15 Base
- 15.006.30060
- 15.006.30094
- 15.006.30096
- 15.006.30097
- 15.008.20082
- 15.009.20069
- 15.009.20071
- 15.009.20077
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9
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Class: Untrusted search pathCWE: CWE-426
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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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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 11.0.14/15.006.30119/15.010.20056
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Timeline
12/22/2015 🔍01/07/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: APSB16-02
Researcher: Vladimir Dubrovin, Eric Lawrence, KeLiu
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-0947 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 80362
SecurityTracker: 1034646 - Adobe Acrobat/Reader Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Bypass Security Restrictions
Vulnerability Center: 55688 - [APSB16-02] Adobe Acrobat, Acrobat DC, Reader and Reader DC Local Vulnerability in Download Manager - CVE-2016-0947, High
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Entry
Created: 01/14/2016 03:30 PMUpdated: 07/03/2022 12:20 PM
Changes: 01/14/2016 03:30 PM (64), 04/07/2017 11:11 AM (25), 07/03/2022 12:13 PM (4), 07/03/2022 12:20 PM (1)
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