VDB-59957 · CVE-2011-4374 · RHSA-2011:1434

Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 9.4.4 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 9.4.4. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-4374. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 9.4.4 (Document Reader Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in Adobe Reader 9.x before 9.4.6 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 01/19/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-4374. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56740 (RHEL 4 / 5 / 6 : acroread (RHSA-2011:1434)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119594 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (APSB11-24)).

Upgrading to version 9.4.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (56740), SecurityFocus (BID 51557†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-34274†). The entries VDB-4415, VDB-58504, VDB-58503 and VDB-58502 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Document Reader Software

Vendor

Adobe

Name

Acrobat Reader

Version

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 56740
Nessus Name: RHEL 4 / 5 / 6 : acroread (RHSA-2011:1434)
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OpenVAS ID: 802421
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader Integer Overflow Vulnerability - Jan 12 (Linux)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 9.4.5

Timelineinfo

11/04/2011 🔍
01/18/2012 +75 days 🔍
01/19/2012 +1 days 🔍
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01/19/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1159 days 🔍
11/29/2021 +2443 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: RHSA-2011:1434
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-4374 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-4374
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59957

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SecurityFocus: 51557
Vulnerability Center: 34274 - [APSB11-24] Adobe Acrobat and Reader Integer-Overflow Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution \\ DoS, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/29/2021 01:17
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (39), 04/07/2017 10:45 (21), 11/29/2021 00:57 (2), 11/29/2021 01:09 (7), 11/29/2021 01:17 (2)
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