Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 10.1.14/11.0.11 null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 10.1.14/11.0.11. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2015-4444. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 10.1.14/11.0.11 (Document Reader Software). This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.15 and 11.x before 11.0.12, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30060, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 2015.008.20082 on Windows and OS X allow attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-4443.

The weakness was released 07/15/2015 with Alibaba Security Research Team as APSB15-15 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-4444 since 06/08/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84800 (Adobe Acrobat < 10.1.15 / 11.0.12 / 2015.006.30060 / 2015.008.20082 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-15)), 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 123662 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-15)).

Upgrading to version 10.1.15 or 11.0.12 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (84800), SecurityFocus (BID 75735†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51241†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-67557, VDB-76512, VDB-76513 and VDB-76517. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 84800
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 10.1.15 / 11.0.12 / 2015.006.30060 / 2015.008.20082 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-15)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 10.1.15/11.0.12
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06/08/2015 🔍
06/29/2015 +21 days 🔍
07/14/2015 +15 days 🔍
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07/16/2015 +1 days 🔍
06/01/2022 +2512 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB15-15
Organization: Alibaba Security Research Team
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-4444 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-4444
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76521
SecurityFocus: 75735 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader Null Pointer Deference Multiple Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1032892
Vulnerability Center: 51241 - [APSB15-15] Adobe Reader, Acrobat, Reader DC and Acrobat DC Remote DoS - CVE-2015-4444, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/16/2015 11:29
Updated: 06/01/2022 05:48
Changes: 07/16/2015 11:29 (57), 04/07/2017 10:46 (14), 06/01/2022 05:38 (2), 06/01/2022 05:48 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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