Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 8.2.4 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to code injection. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-0188. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x before 8.2.1 and 9.x before 9.3.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

The weakness was released 02/22/2010 with Microsoft Vulnerability Research (Website). The advisory is shared for download at redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-0188 since 01/05/2010. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

A public exploit has been developed in Python. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as attacked. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44643 (Adobe Acrobat < 9.3.1 / 8.2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB10-07)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116893 (Adobe Acrobat and Reader Security Vulnerabilities (APSB10-07)). This issue was added on 03/03/2022 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 03/24/2022:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Upgrading to version 9.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 26834. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9808.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (56297), Exploit-DB (21869), Tenable (44643), SecurityFocus (BID 38195†) and Secunia (SA38639†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-51850. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 44643
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 9.3.1 / 8.2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB10-07)
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OpenVAS ID: 69029
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201009-05 (acroread)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/adobe_reader_libtiff_tifffetchshortpair
Saint Name: Adobe Reader Libtiff TIFFFetchShortPair Stack Buffer Overflow

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MetaSploit ID: adobe_libtiff.rb
MetaSploit Name: Adobe Acrobat Bundled LibTIFF Integer Overflow
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 9.0

Snort ID: 26834
Snort Message: EXPLOIT-KIT Sweet Orange exploit kit landing page in.php base64 uri
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Suricata ID: 2014821
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: redhat.com
Organization: Microsoft Vulnerability Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0188 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0188
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51916

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X-Force: 56297
SecurityFocus: 38195 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader CVE-2010-0188 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 38639
SecurityTracker: 1023601
Vulnerability Center: 24877 - [APSB10-07] Adobe Reader and Acrobat Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via a Crafted File, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2010-0399

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

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 02/04/2025 23:22
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (88), 10/16/2018 09:02 (16), 04/23/2024 07:36 (24), 07/16/2024 22:38 (13), 09/09/2024 22:29 (2), 09/29/2024 18:49 (1), 02/04/2025 23:22 (11)
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Cache ID: 216:0E6:103

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