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. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2011-0590. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader (Document Reader Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.0.1, 9.x before 9.4.2, and 8.x before 8.2.6 on Windows and Mac OS X allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a 3D file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0591, CVE-2011-0592, CVE-2011-0593, CVE-2011-0595, and CVE-2011-0600.

The weakness was published 02/10/2011 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-0590. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51924 (Adobe Acrobat < 10.0.1 / 9.4.2 / 8.2.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB11-03)), 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 118995 (Red Hat Update for Acroread (RHSA-2011:0301)).

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 10828.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (51924), SecurityFocus (BID 46208†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29712†). Similar entries are available at VDB-56469, VDB-56468, VDB-56467 and VDB-56466. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 51924
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 10.0.1 / 9.4.2 / 8.2.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB11-03)
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OpenVAS ID: 801844
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities February-2011 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 9.0
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01/20/2011 🔍
02/08/2011 +19 days 🔍
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03/20/2015 +1499 days 🔍
10/16/2021 +2402 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: RHSA-2011:0301
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CVE: CVE-2011-0590 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0590
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56455

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SecurityFocus: 46208
Secunia: 43470
Vulnerability Center: 29712 - [APSB11-03] Adobe Acrobat and Reader Remote Code Execution vulnerability via Files in the 3D Compressed Format, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 10/16/2021 21:20
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (38), 08/10/2017 13:04 (24), 10/16/2021 21:02 (5), 10/16/2021 21:09 (7), 10/16/2021 21:20 (1)
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