Adobe Acrobat Reader prior 9.0 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-3624. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader (Document Reader Software). This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x before 8.2.5 and 9.x before 9.4 on Mac OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted image.

The weakness was shared 10/06/2010 by Felipe Andres Manzano with iSIGHT Partners Global Vulnerability Partnership (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-3624 since 09/28/2010. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 49824 (openSUSE Security Update : acroread (openSUSE-SU-2010:0706-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165612 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update acroread (SUSE-SA:2010:048)).

Upgrading to version 9.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 22 hours after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (49824), SecurityFocus (BID 43736†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-27452†). The entries VDB-4175, VDB-54940, VDB-54939 and VDB-54938 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 49824
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : acroread (openSUSE-SU-2010:0706-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 850146
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for acroread SUSE-SA:2010:048
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 9.0

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09/13/2010 🔍
09/28/2010 +15 days 🔍
10/05/2010 +7 days 🔍
10/06/2010 +1 days 🔍
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10/11/2010 +4 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1620 days 🔍
10/16/2018 +1307 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Felipe Andres Manzano
Organization: iSIGHT Partners Global Vulnerability Partnership
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-3624 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3624
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54929

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SecurityFocus: 43736 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader for Mac CVE-2010-3624 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 27452 - [APSB10-21] Adobe Acrobat and Reader on Apple Mac Remote Arbitrary Code Vulnerability via a Crafted File, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 10/16/2018 09:12
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (71), 10/16/2018 09:12 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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