Adobe Acrobat Reader 11.0.6 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader 11.0.6. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-0511. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader 11.0.6 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. 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:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader 11.0.06 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2014.

The weakness was disclosed 03/28/2014 with VUPEN as APSB14-15 as confirmed advisory (Website) via Pwn2Own 2014. The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-0511 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. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 14 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74014 (Adobe Reader < 10.1.10 / 11.0.07 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-15) (Mac OS X)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121867 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-15)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 13735.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (92682), Tenable (74014), SecurityFocus (BID 66205†), SecurityTracker (ID 1029970†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43878†). zerodayinitiative.com is providing further details. The entries VDB-12723, VDB-13194, VDB-13195 and VDB-13196 are pretty similar. 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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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 74014
Nessus Name: Adobe Reader < 10.1.10 / 11.0.07 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-15) (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/04/2014 +15 days 🔍
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03/27/2014 +14 days 🔍
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06/16/2021 +2590 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB14-15
Organization: VUPEN
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0511 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0511
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12722

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X-Force: 92682 - Adobe Reader buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 66205 - Adobe Reader CVE-2014-0511 Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1029970 - Adobe Reader Bugs Let Remote Users Bypass Sandbox Restrictions and Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 43878 - [APSB14-15] Adobe Reader and Acrobat Remote Code Execution Vulnerability due to a Heap Overflow (CVE-2014-0511), Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/31/2014 15:03
Updated: 06/16/2021 10:18
Changes: 03/31/2014 15:03 (50), 04/07/2017 10:45 (31), 06/16/2021 10:06 (1), 06/16/2021 10:12 (7), 06/16/2021 10:18 (1)
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