Adobe Acrobat Reader out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30518/2017.011.30166/2020.006.20042. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-9612. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 2015.006.30518/2017.011.30166/2020.006.20042 (Document Reader Software). This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2020.006.20042 and earlier, 2017.011.30166 and earlier, 2017.011.30166 and earlier, and 2015.006.30518 and earlier have a heap overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .

The weakness was presented 05/12/2020 as APSB20-24 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-9612. 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 pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/16/2020).

Upgrading to version 2015.006.30523, 2017.011.30171 or 2020.009.20063 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Further details are available at zdnet.com. See VDB-155342, VDB-155344, VDB-155345 and VDB-155346 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 2015.006.30523/2017.011.30171/2020.009.20063

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03/02/2020 🔍
05/12/2020 +71 days 🔍
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05/16/2020 +4 days 🔍
10/18/2020 +155 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB20-24
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-9612 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9612
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-155343
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/16/2020 09:52
Updated: 10/18/2020 14:09
Changes: 05/16/2020 09:52 (45), 05/16/2020 09:57 (17), 10/18/2020 14:09 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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