Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-1530. Additionally, an exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.0 (Document Reader Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is 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. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the XSLT engine in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.3, 10.x before 10.1.5, and 11.x before 11.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a PDF file containing an XSL file that triggers memory corruption when the lang function processes XML data with a crafted node-set.

The weakness was released 01/08/2013 by Nicolas Gregoire (Alexander) with iDefense Labs VCP as APSB13-02 as confirmed posting (Website). The advisory is shared at adobe.com. The public release was coordinated with Adobe. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-1530 since 03/08/2012. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74987 (openSUSE Security Update : acroread (openSUSE-SU-2013:0363-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166692 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for Acrobat Reader (SUSE-SU-2013:0044-1)).

Upgrading to version 11.0.1 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 (81046), Tenable (74987), SecurityFocus (BID 57155†), OSVDB (88970†) and Secunia (SA51791†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-7263, VDB-7264, VDB-7262 and VDB-7265. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best 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: 74987
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : acroread (openSUSE-SU-2013:0363-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 803212
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities - Jan 13 (Linux)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 11.0.1
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB13-02
Researcher: Nicolas Gregoire (Alexander)
Organization: iDefense Labs VCP
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-1530 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1530
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7261

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X-Force: 81046 - Adobe Reader and Acrobat CVE-2012-1530 code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 57155 - RETIRED: Adobe Acrobat and Reader APSB13-02 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 51791 - Adobe Reader / Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 88970
SecurityTracker: 1027952
Vulnerability Center: 37942 - [APSB13-02] Adobe Reader and Acrobat Memory Corruption Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution - CVE-2012-1530, Critical

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

Created: 01/10/2013 13:36
Updated: 10/15/2018 06:23
Changes: 01/10/2013 13:36 (91), 10/15/2018 06:23 (9)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216:83B:103

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