Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.2 Service use after free

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.2 (Document Reader Software). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and 11.x before 11.0.03 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-2718, CVE-2013-2719, CVE-2013-2721, CVE-2013-2722, CVE-2013-2723, CVE-2013-2725, CVE-2013-2726, CVE-2013-2731, CVE-2013-2732, CVE-2013-2734, CVE-2013-2735, CVE-2013-2736, CVE-2013-3337, CVE-2013-3338, CVE-2013-3339, CVE-2013-3340, and CVE-2013-3341.

The weakness was presented 05/14/2013 by Mateusz Jurczyk and Gynvael Coldwind with Google Security Team as APSB13-15 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at adobe.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-2720 since 03/28/2013. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 66409 (Adobe Acrobat < 11.0.3 / 10.1.7 / 9.5.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB13-15)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121176 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB13-15)).

Upgrading to version 9.5.5, 10.1.7 or 11.0.03 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at adobe.com. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with Microsoft Silverlight, Java or Javascript as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (84216) and Tenable (66409). Further details are available at darkreading.com. See 7983, 7984, 8673 and 8675 for similar entries.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 66409
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 11.0.3 / 10.1.7 / 9.5.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB13-15)
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OpenVAS ID: 803617
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Acrobat Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities -01 May13 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 9.5.5/10.1.7/11.0.03
Alternative: Microsoft Silverlight/Java/Javascript

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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB13-15
Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk, Gynvael Coldwind
Organization: Google Security Team
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CVE: CVE-2013-2720 (🔍)
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X-Force: 84216
Vulnerability Center: 39615 - [APSB13-15] Adobe Reader 11.0.02 Remote Code Execution due to Memory Corruption (CVE-2013-2720), Critical
SecurityFocus: 58398
Secunia: 53420 - Adobe Reader / Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
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Created: 05/15/2013 10:40
Updated: 05/11/2021 07:34
Changes: 05/15/2013 10:40 (89), 10/15/2018 06:31 (7), 05/11/2021 07:28 (4), 05/11/2021 07:34 (1)
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