Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.0. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2013-0623. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.0 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an 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:

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-2013-0620.

The weakness was disclosed 01/08/2013 by David D. Rude II and Alexander Gavrun with iDEFENSE Labs as APSB13-02 as confirmed bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at adobe.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Adobe. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-0623 since 12/18/2012. 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 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 (81042), Tenable (63453), SecurityFocus (BID 57155†), OSVDB (88976†) and Secunia (SA51791†). The entries VDB-7261, VDB-7263, VDB-7264 and VDB-7262 are pretty similar. 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: No
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 11.0.1
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB13-02
Researcher: David D. Rude II, Alexander Gavrun
Organization: iDEFENSE Labs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-0623 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0623
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7267

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X-Force: 81042 - Adobe Reader and Acrobat CVE-2013-0623 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: 88976
SecurityTracker: 1027952
Vulnerability Center: 37948 - [APSB13-02] Adobe Reader and Acrobat Memory Corruption Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution -CVE-2013-0623, Critical

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

Created: 01/10/2013 14:14
Updated: 12/28/2024 00:08
Changes: 01/10/2013 14:14 (89), 10/15/2018 06:25 (9), 12/28/2024 00:08 (18)
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