Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 10.1.15/11.0.12 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 10.1.15/11.0.12 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-6696. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 10.1.15/11.0.12 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. 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 shared 10/13/2015 by Jaanus Kp with Zero Day Initiative as APSB15-24 as confirmed knowledge base article (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-6696 since 08/26/2015. 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 86402 (Adobe Acrobat <= 10.1.15 / 11.0.12 / 2015.006.30060 / 2015.008.20082 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-24)), 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 124151 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-24)).

Upgrading to version 10.1.16 or 11.0.13 eliminates this vulnerability. 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 20071.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (86402), SecurityFocus (BID 77068†), SecurityTracker (ID 1033796†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-53422†). isc.sans.edu is providing further details. The entries VDB-78392, VDB-78393, VDB-78394 and VDB-78395 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Document Reader Software

Vendor

• Adobe

Name

• Acrobat Reader

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
• 10.1.15
• 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
• 11.0.12

License

• free

Website

• Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 86402
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat <= 10.1.15 / 11.0.12 / 2015.006.30060 / 2015.008.20082 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-24)
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OpenVAS ID: 103192
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities - 01 October15 (Windows)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 10.1.16/11.0.13
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB15-24
Researcher: Jaanus Kp
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-6696 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-6696
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78404
SecurityFocus: 77068 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader APSB15-24 Multiple Unspecified Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1033796 - Adobe Acrobat/Reader Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, Execute Arbitrary Code, and Bypass Security Restrictions
Vulnerability Center: 53422 - [APSB15-24] Adobe Acrobat and Reader Remote Code Execution due to Heap Buffer Overflow - CVE-2015-6696, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/14/2015 16:21
Updated: 06/21/2022 09:24
Changes: 10/14/2015 16:21 (64), 04/07/2017 10:47 (17), 06/21/2022 09:21 (2), 06/21/2022 09:24 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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