VDB-56448 · CVE-2011-0568 · BID 46206

Adobe Acrobat Reader prior 9.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-0568. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader (Document Reader Software). Affected is an unknown function. 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:

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.0.1, 9.x before 9.4.2, and 8.x before 8.2.6 on Mac OS X allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

The weakness was presented 02/10/2011 by James Quirk (Website). The advisory is shared for download at adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-0568. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118956 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Security Update (APSB11-03)).

Upgrading to version 9.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 46206†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29739†). See VDB-56469, VDB-56468, VDB-56467 and VDB-56466 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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OpenVAS ID: 801844
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities February-2011 (Windows)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 9.0

Timelineinfo

01/20/2011 🔍
02/08/2011 +19 days 🔍
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02/10/2011 +2 days 🔍
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02/13/2011 +3 days 🔍
03/20/2015 +1496 days 🔍
10/16/2021 +2402 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Researcher: James Quirk
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-0568 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0568
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56448

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SecurityFocus: 46206 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader CVE-2011-0568 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 29739 - [APSB11-03] Adobe Reader and Acrobat on Mac OS X Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 10/16/2021 18:53
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (56), 03/15/2017 12:42 (9), 10/16/2021 18:53 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:376:103

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