Adobe Acrobat up to 11.0.1 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Adobe Acrobat. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-0641. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Acrobat (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.4, 10.x before 10.1.6, and 11.x before 11.0.02 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, as exploited in the wild in February 2013.

The weakness was released 02/13/2013 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-0641. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 64644 (Adobe Acrobat <= 11.0.1 / 10.1.5 / 9.5.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSA13-02)), 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 120866 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (APSA13-02 and APSB13-07)). The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 03/03/2022 with a due date of 03/24/2022:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Upgrading to version 9.3.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12784.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (82061), Zero-Day.cz (66), Tenable (64644), SecurityFocus (BID 57947†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-38446†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-63570. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Status: Attacked

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Nessus ID: 64644
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat <= 11.0.1 / 10.1.5 / 9.5.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSA13-02)
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OpenVAS ID: 803419
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Acrobat Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities -01 Feb13 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat 9.3.2
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12/18/2012 🔍
02/13/2013 +57 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +768 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: RHSA-2013:0551
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-0641 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0641
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63571

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X-Force: 82061
SecurityFocus: 57947
Vulnerability Center: 38446 - [APSB13-07, APSA13-02] Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x, 10.x and 11.x Unspecified Remote Code Execution (CVE-2013-0641), Critical

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

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 02/04/2025 23:38
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (41), 02/24/2017 13:12 (23), 12/29/2021 11:46 (3), 12/29/2021 11:54 (7), 12/29/2021 12:01 (1), 04/23/2024 09:19 (26), 07/14/2024 12:11 (2), 07/16/2024 23:31 (12), 09/09/2024 22:29 (1), 12/09/2024 03:04 (1), 02/04/2025 23:38 (11)
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