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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.15/15.006 (Document Reader Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. 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 before 11.0.16, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30172, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.016.20039 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1046, CVE-2016-1047, CVE-2016-1048, CVE-2016-1049, CVE-2016-1050, CVE-2016-1051, CVE-2016-1052, CVE-2016-1053, CVE-2016-1054, CVE-2016-1055, CVE-2016-1056, CVE-2016-1057, CVE-2016-1058, CVE-2016-1059, CVE-2016-1060, CVE-2016-1061, CVE-2016-1065, CVE-2016-1066, CVE-2016-1067, CVE-2016-1068, CVE-2016-1069, CVE-2016-1070, CVE-2016-1075, CVE-2016-1094, CVE-2016-1121, CVE-2016-1122, CVE-2016-4102, and CVE-2016-4107.
The weakness was shared 05/05/2016 by AbdulAziz Hariri with Zero Day Initiative as APSB16-14 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-1045 since 12/22/2015. 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 current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/18/2022).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91096 (Adobe Acrobat < 11.0.16 / 15.006.30172 / 15.016.20039 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-14)), 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 123265 (Adobe Acrobat and Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-14)).
Upgrading to version 11.0.16 or 15.006.30172 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (91096). The entries 87176, 87177, 87178 and 87179 are related to this item.
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
- 11.0.14
- 11.0.15
- 15.006
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 91096
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 11.0.16 / 15.006.30172 / 15.016.20039 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-14)
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OpenVAS ID: 861326
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader Security Updates(apsb16-14)-Windows
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Countermeasures
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 11.0.16/15.006.30172
Timeline
12/22/2015 🔍05/05/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: APSB16-14
Researcher: AbdulAziz Hariri
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1045 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1035828
SecurityFocus: 90512 - Adobe Reader and Acrobat APSB16-14 Multiple Unspecified Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 05/12/2016 10:58Updated: 08/18/2022 13:23
Changes: 05/12/2016 10:58 (59), 04/07/2017 10:48 (22), 08/18/2022 13:17 (3), 08/18/2022 13:23 (1)
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