Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.09 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.09. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2014-8457. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.09 (Document Reader Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.13 and 11.x before 11.0.10 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-8460 and CVE-2014-9159.

The weakness was presented 12/09/2014 by Mateusz Jurczyk and Gynvael Coldwind with Google Security Team as APSB14-28 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-8457 since 10/22/2014. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 79855 (Adobe Acrobat < 10.1.13 / 11.0.10 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-28)), 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 123021 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-28)).

Upgrading to version 10.1.13 or 11.0.10 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 (99199), Tenable (79855), SecurityFocus (BID 71566†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031322†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47525†). See VDB-68360, VDB-68361, VDB-68362 and VDB-68364 for similar entries. 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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Nessus ID: 79855
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 10.1.13 / 11.0.10 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-28)
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OpenVAS ID: 803803
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Dec14 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 10.1.13/11.0.10

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB14-28
Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk, Gynvael Coldwind
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-8457 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8457
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68363
X-Force: 99199 - Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 71566 - Adobe Reader and Acrobat CVE-2014-8457 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031322 - Adobe Acrobat/Reader Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Bypass Same-Origin Restrictions and Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 47525 - [APSB14-28] Adobe Acrobat and Reader Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - CVE-2014-8457, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/10/2014 16:57
Updated: 02/27/2022 19:23
Changes: 12/10/2014 16:57 (48), 04/07/2017 10:45 (30), 02/27/2022 19:07 (1), 02/27/2022 19:15 (7), 02/27/2022 19:23 (1)
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