Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 10.1.13/11.0.10 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 10.1.13/11.0.10. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2014-9160. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 10.1.13/11.0.10 (Document Reader Software). Affected is some unknown functionality. 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:

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.14 and 11.x before 11.0.11 on Windows and OS X allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 05/12/2015 by Mateusz Jurczyk and Gynvael Coldwind with Google Security Team as APSB15-10 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-9160 since 12/01/2014. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83470 (Adobe Acrobat < 10.1.14 / 11.0.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-10)), 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 123579 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-10)).

Upgrading to version 10.1.14 or 11.0.11 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at adobe.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (103168), Tenable (83470), SecurityFocus (BID 74599†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032284†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50081†). Further details are available at krebsonsecurity.com. The entries VDB-68377, VDB-73805, VDB-75247 and VDB-75248 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 83470
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 10.1.14 / 11.0.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-10)
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 10.1.14/11.0.11

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB15-10
Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk, Gynvael Coldwind
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-9160 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9160
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75252
X-Force: 103168 - Adobe Reader and Acrobat buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 74599
SecurityTracker: 1032284 - Adobe Reader and Acrobat Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Obtain Information, any Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 50081 - [APSB15-10] Adobe Acrobat and Reader Remote Code Execution due to Heap-Based Buffer Overflow - CVE-2014-9160, Critical

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Created: 05/13/2015 10:29
Updated: 05/10/2022 16:47
Changes: 05/13/2015 10:29 (51), 04/07/2017 10:46 (22), 05/10/2022 16:40 (7), 05/10/2022 16:47 (1)
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