Adobe Acrobat Reader 10.1.10/10.1.11/11.0.07/11.0.08 memory corruption

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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader 10.1.10/10.1.11/11.0.07/11.0.08. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2014-0566. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader 10.1.10/10.1.11/11.0.07/11.0.08 (Document Reader Software). This affects an unknown function. 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:
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.12 and 11.x before 11.0.09 on Windows and OS X allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0565.
The weakness was disclosed 09/16/2014 by Wei Lei and Wu Hongjun with Nanyang Technological University as APSB14-20 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-0566 since 12/20/2013. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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 77711 (Adobe Acrobat < 10.1.12 / 11.0.09 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-20)), 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 123662 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-15)).
Upgrading to version 10.1.12 or 11.0.09 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (96003), Tenable (77711), SecurityFocus (BID 69825†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46119†). The entries VDB-67549, VDB-67550, VDB-67551 and VDB-67552 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
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- Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Status: Unproven
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Nessus ID: 77711
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 10.1.12 / 11.0.09 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-20)
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OpenVAS ID: 803434
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Sep14 (Windows)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 10.1.12/11.0.09
Timeline
12/20/2013 🔍09/09/2014 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: APSB14-20
Researcher: Wei Lei, Wu Hongjun
Organization: Nanyang Technological University
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0566 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0566
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67557
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X-Force: 96003 - Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 69825 - Adobe Reader and Acrobat CVE-2014-0566 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1030853
Vulnerability Center: 46119 - [APSB14-20] Adobe Reader and Acrobat Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - CVE-2014-0566, Critical
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Entry
Created: 09/18/2014 23:56Updated: 02/16/2022 08:02
Changes: 09/18/2014 23:56 (45), 04/07/2017 10:45 (30), 02/16/2022 07:51 (2), 02/16/2022 07:56 (7), 02/16/2022 08:02 (1)
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