Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.17/15.006.30201/15.017.20053 use after free
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.17/15.006.30201/15.017.20053 (Document Reader Software). This affects an unknown function. 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.
The weakness was released 10/06/2016 by AbdulAziz Hariri with Zero Day Initiative as APSB16-33 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The vendor advisory states that the initial disclosure was October 6, 2016. But it appears that the advisory got released on October 11, 2016 to the public. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-6971 since 08/23/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94074 (Adobe Reader < 11.0.18 / 15.006.30243 / 15.020.20039 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-33) (macOS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks.
Upgrading to version 11.0.18, 15.006.30243 or 15.020.20039 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 (94074). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 92615, 92616, 92617 and 92618.
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
- 11.0.16
- 11.0.17
- 15 Base
- 15.006.30060
- 15.006.30094
- 15.006.30096
- 15.006.30097
- 15.006.30119
- 15.006.30121
- 15.006.30172
- 15.006.30173
- 15.006.30174
- 15.006.30198
- 15.006.30201
- 15.008.20082
- 15.009.20069
- 15.009.20071
- 15.009.20077
- 15.009.20079
- 15.010.20056
- 15.010.20059
- 15.010.20060
- 15.016.20039
- 15.016.20041
- 15.016.20045
- 15.017.20050
- 15.017.20053
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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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
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 94074
Nessus Name: Adobe Reader < 11.0.18 / 15.006.30243 / 15.020.20039 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-33) (macOS)
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OpenVAS ID: 861284
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Acrobat Security Updates(apsb16-33)-MAC OS X
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 11.0.18/15.006.30243/15.020.20039
Timeline
08/23/2016 🔍10/06/2016 🔍
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10/11/2016 🔍
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10/13/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: APSB16-33
Researcher: AbdulAziz Hariri
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-6971 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1036986 - Adobe Acrobat/Reader Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Bypass Security Restrictions and Execute Arbitrary Code
SecurityFocus: 93491 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader APSB16-33 Use-After-Free Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 10/13/2016 09:51Updated: 09/23/2022 14:13
Changes: 10/13/2016 09:51 (69), 04/07/2017 11:07 (15), 09/23/2022 14:10 (3), 09/23/2022 14:13 (1)
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