Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.5/10.1.2 msiexec.exe access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.5/10.1.2. This affects an unknown function of the component msiexec.exe Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-0776. Additionally, an exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.5/10.1.2 (Document Reader Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component msiexec.exe Handler. 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 integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The installer in Adobe Reader 9.x before 9.5.1 and 10.x before 10.1.3 allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was released 04/10/2012 by Mitja Kolsek with ACROS Security (Website). The advisory is available at blog.acrossecurity.com. The public release was coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-0776 since 01/18/2012. Local access is required to approach this attack. A single authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 802748 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120103 (Adobe Acrobat and Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB12-08)).

Upgrading to version 9.5.1 or 10.1.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (74734), Tenable (802748), SecurityFocus (BID 52952†), OSVDB (81248†) and Secunia (SA48733†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-5264, VDB-5265 and VDB-5267. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 802748
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OpenVAS ID: 802749
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities April-2012 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 9.5.1/10.1.3
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: blog.acrossecurity.com
Researcher: Mitja Kolsek
Organization: ACROS Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0776 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0776
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5266

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X-Force: 74734
SecurityFocus: 52952 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader 'msiexec.exe' Search Path Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 48733 - Adobe Reader/Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 81248
SecurityTracker: 1026908
Vulnerability Center: 34848 - [APSB12-08] Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9-9.5 and 10-10.1.2 Installer Remote Access Restrictions Bypass, Critical

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

Created: 04/22/2012 12:21
Updated: 10/14/2018 08:52
Changes: 04/22/2012 12:21 (77), 10/14/2018 08:52 (9)
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Cache ID: 216:706:103

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