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Summary
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.0. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2013-0620. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.0 (Document Reader Software). Affected is 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. CVE summarizes:
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.3, 10.x before 10.1.5, and 11.x before 11.0.1 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-1530, CVE-2013-0601, CVE-2013-0605, CVE-2013-0616, CVE-2013-0619, and CVE-2013-0623.
The weakness was released 01/08/2013 by Mateusz Jurczyk and Gynvael Coldwind (Alexander) with Google Security Team as APSB13-02 as confirmed posting (Website). The advisory is available at adobe.com. The public release was coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-0620 since 12/18/2012. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require 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 63453 (Adobe Acrobat < 11.0.1 / 10.1.5 / 9.5.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB13-02)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120777 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB13-02)).
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 (81039), Tenable (63453), SecurityFocus (BID 57155†), OSVDB (88975†) and Secunia (SA51791†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-7261, VDB-7263, VDB-7264 and VDB-7262. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 63453
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 11.0.1 / 10.1.5 / 9.5.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB13-02)
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OpenVAS ID: 803212
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities - Jan 13 (Linux)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 11.0.1
Timeline
12/18/2012 🔍01/03/2013 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: APSB13-02
Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk, Gynvael Coldwind (Alexander)
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-0620 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0620
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7266
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X-Force: 81039 - Adobe Reader and Acrobat CVE-2013-0620 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: 88975
SecurityTracker: 1027952
Vulnerability Center: 37947 - [APSB13-02] Adobe Reader and Acrobat Memory Corruption Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution -CVE-2013-0620, Critical
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 01/10/2013 14:13Updated: 12/27/2024 23:46
Changes: 01/10/2013 14:13 (87), 10/15/2018 06:25 (7), 12/27/2024 23:46 (18)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216::103
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