Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 9.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 9.0. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-0610. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 9.0 (Document Reader Software). This affects an unknown code. 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. The summary by CVE is:

The CoolType library in Adobe Reader 9.x before 9.4.4 and 10.x through 10.0.1 on Windows, Adobe Reader 9.x before 9.4.4 and 10.x before 10.0.3 on Mac OS X, and Adobe Acrobat 9.x before 9.4.4 and 10.x before 10.0.3 on Windows and Mac OS X allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 05/03/2011 (Website). The advisory is shared at adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-0610. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/05/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 53451 (Adobe Reader 9.x / 10.x Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB11-08)), 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 119145 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (APSA11-02 and APSB11-08)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (53451), SecurityFocus (BID 47314†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-31160†). Similar entry is available at VDB-4330. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 53451
Nessus Name: Adobe Reader 9.x / 10.x Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB11-08)
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01/20/2011 🔍
04/15/2011 +85 days 🔍
04/21/2011 +6 days 🔍
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05/03/2011 +9 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1420 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
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CVE: CVE-2011-0610 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0610
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57285

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SecurityFocus: 47314
Secunia: 44149
Vulnerability Center: 31160 - [APSB11-08] Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.0.2 and earlier CoolType.dll Unspecified Memory-Corruption Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/05/2021 12:50
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (37), 08/10/2017 13:04 (18), 11/05/2021 12:36 (2), 11/05/2021 12:43 (7), 11/05/2021 12:50 (2)
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