Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 10.0 Doc.printSeps memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader. Affected by this vulnerability is the function Doc.printSeps. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2010-4091. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader (Document Reader Software). Affected by this vulnerability is the function Doc.printSeps. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The EScript.api plugin in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.0.1, 9.x before 9.4.1, and 8.x before 8.2.6 on Windows and Mac OS X allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PDF document that triggers memory corruption, involving the printSeps function. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was presented 11/04/2010 with Security Solutions Research Lab (Website). The advisory is shared at blogs.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-4091 since 10/25/2010. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 75421 (openSUSE Security Update : acroread (openSUSE-SU-2011:0156-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118670 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Unspecified Code Execution And Memory Corruption Vulnerability (APSA10-05, APSB10-28)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at blogs.adobe.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 10791.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (62996), Exploit-DB (15419), Tenable (75421), SecurityFocus (BID 44638†) and OSVDB (69005†). See VDB-4209 for similar entry. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 75421
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : acroread (openSUSE-SU-2011:0156-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 801844
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities February-2011 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: blogs.adobe.com
Suricata ID: 2011910
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10/25/2010 🔍
11/03/2010 +9 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: blogs.adobe.com
Organization: Security Solutions Research Lab
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-4091 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4091
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4213

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X-Force: 62996
SecurityFocus: 44638 - Adobe Reader 9.4 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 42095 - Adobe Reader "Doc.printSeps()" Memory Corruption Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 69005 - Adobe Reader EScript.api Plugin printSeps Function Memory Corruption
SecurityTracker: 1024684
Vulnerability Center: 28113 - [APSB10-28] Adobe Acrobat Reader Remote Arbitrary Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted PDF Document, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2010-2890

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/19/2010 01:00
Updated: 12/27/2025 12:14
Changes: 11/19/2010 01:00 (99), 10/18/2018 07:27 (10), 12/27/2025 12:14 (18)
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