Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.4.7/9.5.2/10.1.4 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.4.7/9.5.2/10.1.4. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2012-4363. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.4.7/9.5.2/10.1.4 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. 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:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader through 10.1.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, related to "sixteen more crashes affecting Windows, OS X, or both systems."

The weakness was published 08/14/2012 by Mateusz Jurczyk and Gynvael Coldwind (j00ru) as not defined blog post (Website). The advisory is shared for download at j00ru.vexillium.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-4363 since 08/21/2012. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 10/15/2018). It is about 16 unspecified vulnerabilities. It is assumed that Bufferoverflow and Denial of Service vulnerabilities are included. Also it is assumed that the vulnerabilities will be fixed prior they are published.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 802955 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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 X-Force (78587), Tenable (802955), SecurityFocus (BID 55055†), OSVDB (84660†) and Secunia (SA50290†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 802955
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OpenVAS ID: 802955
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities - Mac OS X
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: j00ru.vexillium.org
Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk, Gynvael Coldwind (j00ru)
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-4363 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4363
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5980
X-Force: 78587
SecurityFocus: 55055 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader Multiple Unspecified Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 50290 - Adobe Reader / Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 84660
Vulnerability Center: 35971 - Adobe Reader <=10.1.4 Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities Allow Remote DoS via a Crafted PDF File, Critical

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

Entryinfo

Created: 08/21/2012 11:57
Updated: 10/15/2018 06:22
Changes: 08/21/2012 11:57 (67), 10/15/2018 06:22 (10)
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