Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 10.1.15/11.0.12 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 10.1.15/11.0.12. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2015-7622. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 10.1.15/11.0.12 (Document Reader Software). This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 10/13/2015 by Francis Provencher with Zero Day Initiative as APSB15-24 as confirmed knowledge base article (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-7622 since 10/01/2015. 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. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by Francis Provencher and been published 2 months after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. 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 21323.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (38787), Tenable (86402), SecurityFocus (BID 77069†), SecurityTracker (ID 1033796†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-53429†). Further details are available at isc.sans.edu. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-78392, VDB-78393, VDB-78394 and VDB-78395. 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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Physical: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Francis Provencher
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 10.1.16/11.0.13
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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB15-24
Researcher: Francis Provencher
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
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CVE: CVE-2015-7622 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7622
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78411
SecurityFocus: 77069 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader APSB15-24 Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1033796 - Adobe Acrobat/Reader Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, Execute Arbitrary Code, and Bypass Security Restrictions
Vulnerability Center: 53429 - [APSB15-24] Adobe Acrobat and Reader Remote Code Execution due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2015-7622, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/14/2015 16:21
Updated: 11/23/2024 06:37
Changes: 10/14/2015 16:21 (63), 04/07/2017 10:47 (26), 06/21/2022 09:56 (3), 11/23/2024 06:37 (16)
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