Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.5.1/10.1.3 on Mac memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.5.1/10.1.3 on Mac. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-4161. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.5.1/10.1.3 on Mac (Document Reader Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.2 and 10.x before 10.1.4 on Mac OS X allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4162.

The weakness was released 08/14/2012 by James Quirk with Los Alamos as APSB12-16 as not defined bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at adobe.com. The public release was coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-4161 since 08/07/2012. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 61563 (Adobe Reader < 10.1.4 / 9.5.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB12-16) (Mac OS X)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120295 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB12-16)).

Upgrading to version 9.5.2 or 10.1.4 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at get.adobe.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (61563), SecurityFocus (BID 55022†), OSVDB (84616†), Secunia (SA50281†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35884†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-5953, VDB-5954, VDB-5955 and VDB-5957. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 61563
Nessus Name: Adobe Reader < 10.1.4 / 9.5.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB12-16) (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 802937
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities - Mac OS X
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 9.5.2/10.1.4

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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB12-16
Researcher: James Quirk
Organization: Los Alamos
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CVE: CVE-2012-4161 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4161
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5956
SecurityFocus: 55022 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader CVE-2012-4161 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 50281 - Adobe Reader / Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 84616
Vulnerability Center: 35884 - [APSB12-16] Adobe Acrobat and Reader Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2012-4161), Medium

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

Created: 08/17/2012 12:05
Updated: 01/02/2025 15:50
Changes: 08/17/2012 12:05 (80), 10/14/2018 08:55 (9), 01/02/2025 15:50 (20)
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