Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 10.1.13/11.0.10 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 10.1.13/11.0.10. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-3057. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 10.1.13/11.0.10 (Document Reader Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown part. 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 weakness was published 05/12/2015 by AbdulAziz Hariri (instruder) with Alibaba Security Research Team as APSB15-10 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-3057 since 04/09/2015. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 19450.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (103176), Tenable (83470), SecurityFocus (BID 74600†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032284†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50101†). krebsonsecurity.com is providing further details. Similar entries are available at VDB-68377, VDB-73805, VDB-75247 and VDB-75248. 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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Recommended: Upgrade
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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: AbdulAziz Hariri (instruder)
Organization: Alibaba Security Research Team
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CVE: CVE-2015-3057 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-3057
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75260
X-Force: 103176 - Adobe Reader and Acrobat code execution
SecurityFocus: 74600 - Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1032284 - Adobe Reader and Acrobat Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Obtain Information, any Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 50101 - [APSB15-10] Adobe Acrobat and Reader Remote Code Execution due to a Memory Corruption - CVE-2015-3057, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/13/2015 10:29
Updated: 05/10/2022 19:32
Changes: 05/13/2015 10:29 (72), 04/07/2017 10:46 (13), 05/10/2022 19:24 (2), 05/10/2022 19:32 (1)
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