Adobe Acrobat Reader 10.1.8/10.1.9/11.0.05 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Adobe Acrobat Reader 10.1.8/10.1.9/11.0.05. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-0493. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader 10.1.8/10.1.9/11.0.05 (Document Reader Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. 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. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.9 and 11.x before 11.0.06 on Windows and Mac OS X allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0495.

The weakness was shared 01/14/2014 by Mateusz Jurczyk and Gynvael Coldwind with Google Security Team as APSB14-01 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-0493 since 12/20/2013. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 71947 (Adobe Reader < 10.1.9 / 11.0.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-01)), 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 121711 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-01)).

Upgrading to version 10.1.9 or 11.0.06 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at helpx.adobe.com. 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 13593.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (90263), Tenable (71947), SecurityFocus (BID 64802†), OSVDB (101980†) and Secunia (SA56303†). The entries VDB-11953 and VDB-11955 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 71947
Nessus Name: Adobe Reader < 10.1.9 / 11.0.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-01)
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OpenVAS ID: 803415
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities - 01 Jan14 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 10.1.9/11.0.06
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB14-01
Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk, Gynvael Coldwind
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0493 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0493
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-11954

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X-Force: 90263 - Adobe Reader and Acrobat code execution
SecurityFocus: 64802
Secunia: 56303
OSVDB: 101980 - Adobe Reader / Acrobat Unspecified Memory Corruption (2014-0493)
SecurityTracker: 1029604
Vulnerability Center: 42885 - [APSB14-01] Adobe Reader and Acrobat Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2014-0493), Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/15/2014 14:06
Updated: 06/08/2021 09:44
Changes: 01/15/2014 14:06 (52), 04/07/2017 10:45 (33), 06/08/2021 09:33 (2), 06/08/2021 09:35 (7), 06/08/2021 09:40 (2), 06/08/2021 09:44 (1)
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