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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 10.1.14/11.0.11. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2015-5108. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
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 functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Integer overflow in 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 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5097 and CVE-2015-5109.
The weakness was presented 07/15/2015 by Nicolas Joly with Alibaba Security Research Team as APSB15-15 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-5108 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. 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 19605.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (84800), SecurityFocus (BID 75741†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51289†). See VDB-76512, VDB-76513, VDB-76517 and VDB-76518 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
- 10.1.0
- 10.1.1
- 10.1.2
- 10.1.3
- 10.1.4
- 10.1.5
- 10.1.6
- 10.1.7
- 10.1.8
- 10.1.9
- 10.1.10
- 10.1.11
- 10.1.12
- 10.1.13
- 10.1.14
- 11.0.0
- 11.0.01
- 11.0.02
- 11.0.03
- 11.0.04
- 11.0.05
- 11.0.06
- 11.0.07
- 11.0.08
- 11.0.09
- 11.0.10
- 11.0.11
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploiting
Class: Numeric errorCWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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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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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 10.1.15/11.0.12
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Timeline
06/26/2015 🔍06/29/2015 🔍
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07/16/2015 🔍
12/21/2024 🔍
Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: APSB15-15
Researcher: Nicolas Joly
Organization: Alibaba Security Research Team
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2015-5108 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5108
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76553
SecurityFocus: 75741 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader Multiple Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1032892
Vulnerability Center: 51289 - [APSB15-15] Adobe Reader, Acrobat, Reader DC and Acrobat DC Remote Code Execution - CVE-2015-5108, Critical
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Entry
Created: 07/16/2015 12:00Updated: 12/21/2024 17:11
Changes: 07/16/2015 12:00 (56), 04/07/2017 10:46 (15), 06/02/2022 09:00 (2), 06/02/2022 09:02 (1), 12/21/2024 17:11 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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