Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 8.2.4 ActionScript authplay.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader. This affects an unknown function in the library authplay.dll of the component ActionScript. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-1297. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader (Document Reader Software). Affected is an unknown part in the library authplay.dll of the component ActionScript. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.277.0 and 10.x before 10.1.53.64; Adobe AIR before 2.0.2.12610; and Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted SWF content, related to authplay.dll and the ActionScript Virtual Machine 2 (AVM2) newfunction instruction, as exploited in the wild in June 2010.

The weakness was published 06/04/2010 (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-1297. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

After 4 days, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at packetstormsecurity.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 46852 (Adobe Reader 9 <= 9.3.2 (APSA10-01)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165220 (SUSE Security Update for Flash Player (SUSE-SA:2010:024)). This issue was added on 06/08/2022 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 06/22/2022:

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Upgrading to version 9.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9397.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (59137), Zero-Day.cz (85), Tenable (46852), SecurityFocus (BID 40759†) and OSVDB (65141†). Similar entries are available at VDB-44472, VDB-53657, VDB-53656 and VDB-53655. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 46852
Nessus Name: Adobe Reader 9 <= 9.3.2 (APSA10-01)
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OpenVAS ID: 67656
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: linux-flashplugin
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Saint ID: exploit_info/adobe_reader_authplaydll_newfunction
Saint Name: Adobe Reader authplay.dll newfunction Memory Corruption

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MetaSploit ID: adobe_flashplayer_newfunction.rb
MetaSploit Name: Adobe Flash Player newfunction Invalid Pointer Use
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 9.0
Suricata ID: 2011499
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: RHSA-2010:0464
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-1297 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1297
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53490

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X-Force: 59137
SecurityFocus: 40759
Secunia: 40026
OSVDB: 65141 - Adobe Multiple Products SWF Handling Arbitrary Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1024057
Vulnerability Center: 25973 - [APSB10-14, APSB10-15] Adobe Flash Player, Reader and Acrobat Remote Arbitrary Code Execution, Critical

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

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 02/04/2025 23:22
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (48), 04/07/2017 10:45 (37), 09/14/2021 23:05 (5), 09/14/2021 23:17 (7), 04/26/2024 19:44 (23), 06/23/2024 11:08 (3), 06/28/2024 21:18 (12), 07/18/2024 03:24 (2), 09/09/2024 22:30 (1), 12/08/2024 05:57 (2), 02/04/2025 23:22 (11)
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