Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 10.1.14/11.0.11 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 10.1.14/11.0.11. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-5090. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 10.1.14/11.0.11 (Document Reader Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and 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 bypass intended access restrictions and perform a transition from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-4446 and CVE-2015-5106.

The weakness was published 07/15/2015 by AbdulAziz Hariri with Google Project Zero as APSB15-15 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-5090 since 06/26/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 75743†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51284†). Similar entries are available at VDB-76512, VDB-76513, VDB-76517 and VDB-76518. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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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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06/26/2015 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB15-15
Researcher: AbdulAziz Hariri
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-5090 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5090
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76535
SecurityFocus: 75743 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader Multiple Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1032892
Vulnerability Center: 51284 - [APSB15-15] Adobe Reader, Acrobat, Reader DC and Acrobat DC Remote Privileges Escalation - CVE-2015-5090, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/16/2015 11:42
Updated: 12/21/2024 06:44
Changes: 07/16/2015 11:42 (56), 04/07/2017 10:46 (12), 06/01/2022 08:36 (2), 06/01/2022 08:37 (1), 12/21/2024 06:44 (16)
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