Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 9.3.0 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 9.3.0. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-1240. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 9.3.0 (Document Reader Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, do not restrict the contents of one text field in the Launch File warning dialog, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick users into executing an arbitrary local program that was specified in a PDF document, as demonstrated by a text field that claims that the Open button will enable the user to read an encrypted message.

The weakness was shared 04/05/2010 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-1240. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51701 (SuSE 10 Security Update : acroread (ZYPP Patch Number 7087)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165604 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update acroread (SUSE-SA:2010:037)).

Upgrading to version 9.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11035.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (51701), SecurityFocus (BID 40586†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25494†). The entry VDB-54267 is related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Highly functional

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Nessus ID: 51701
Nessus Name: SuSE 10 Security Update : acroread (ZYPP Patch Number 7087)
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OpenVAS ID: 801304
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader PDF Handling Multiple Vulnerabilities (Win)
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MetaSploit ID: adobe_pdf_embedded_exe.rb
MetaSploit Name: Adobe Doc.media.newPlayer Use After Free Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 9.3.1
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04/05/2010 🔍
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04/22/2010 +17 days 🔍
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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-1240 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1240
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52579

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SecurityFocus: 40586
Vulnerability Center: 25494 - [APSB10-15, APSB10-17] Adobe Reader 9.3.1 on Windows Remote Arbitrary Local Programs Execution Vulnerability via PDF, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/05/2026 01:15
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (40), 04/07/2017 10:45 (31), 09/07/2021 07:34 (2), 09/07/2021 07:39 (7), 09/07/2021 07:45 (1), 05/05/2026 01:15 (17)
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