Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 10.1.14/11.0.11 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 10.1.14/11.0.11 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2015-5110. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 10.1.14/11.0.11 (Document Reader Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer 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.

The weakness was published 07/15/2015 by Nicolas Joly as APSB15-15 as confirmed advisory (Website) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-5110 since 06/26/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 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 19615.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (84800), SecurityFocus (BID 75746†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51275†). Similar entries are available at VDB-76512, VDB-76513, VDB-76517 and VDB-76518. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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: Nicolas Joly
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-5110 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5110
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76555
SecurityFocus: 75746 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader CVE-2015-5110 Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032892
Vulnerability Center: 51275 - [APSB15-15] Adobe Reader, Acrobat, Reader DC and Acrobat DC Remote Code Execution - CVE-2015-5110, Critical

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Created: 07/16/2015 12:01
Updated: 12/21/2024 17:11
Changes: 07/16/2015 12:01 (57), 04/07/2017 10:46 (11), 06/02/2022 09:13 (2), 06/02/2022 09:17 (1), 12/21/2024 17:11 (16)
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