Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 9.5/10.1.2 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 9.5/10.1.2. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2011-4370. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 9.5/10.1.2 (Document Reader Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. 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:

Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 9.5, and 10.x before 10.1.2, 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-2011-4372 and CVE-2011-4373.

The weakness was disclosed 01/10/2012 by Tavis Ormandy with Google Security Team (Website). The advisory is shared at adobe.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Adobe. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-4370 since 11/04/2011. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59667 (GLSA-201206-14 : Adobe Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119838 (Adobe Acrobat and Reader Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities (APSB12-01)).

Upgrading to version 9.5 or 10.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at adobe.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (72254), Tenable (59667), SecurityFocus (BID 51348†), OSVDB (78245†) and Secunia (SA45852†). The entries VDB-4538, VDB-4540 and VDB-4539 are pretty similar. 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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Access: Private
Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 59667
Nessus Name: GLSA-201206-14 : Adobe Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802559
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader/Acrobat Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities - MAC OS X
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 9.5/10.1.2
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-4370 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-4370
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4537

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X-Force: 72254
SecurityFocus: 51348 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader (CVE-2011-4370) Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 45852 - Adobe Reader/Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 78245 - Adobe Reader/Acrobat Unspecified Memory Corruption (2011-4370)
SecurityTracker: 1026496 - Adobe Acrobat/Reader Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 34196 - [APSB12-01] Adobe Reader and Acrobat on Windows and Mac OS X Remote Memory Corruption (CVE-2011-4370), Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2012 01:00
Updated: 03/20/2021 13:05
Changes: 01/21/2012 01:00 (52), 04/07/2017 10:45 (30), 03/20/2021 12:58 (7), 03/20/2021 13:05 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:51E:103

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