Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.14/15.006.30119/15.010.20059 memory corruption

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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.14/15.006.30119/15.010.20059. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-1007. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.14/15.006.30119/15.010.20059 (Document Reader Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality. 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 published 03/03/2016 by AbdulAziz Hariri with Zero Day Initiative as APSB16-09 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-1007 since 12/22/2015. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 89830 (Adobe Acrobat < 11.0.15 / 15.006.30121 / 15.010.20060 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-09)), 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 124767 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-09)).
Upgrading to version 11.0.15, 15.006.30121 or 15.010.20060 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 20167.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (89830), SecurityFocus (BID 84215†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57058†). Similar entries are available at VDB-81287 and VDB-81286. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
- 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
- 11.0.13
- 11.0.14
- 15 Base
- 15.006.30060
- 15.006.30094
- 15.006.30096
- 15.006.30097
- 15.006.30119
- 15.008.20082
- 15.009.20069
- 15.009.20071
- 15.009.20077
- 15.009.20079
- 15.010.20056
- 15.010.20059
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: 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: 89830
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 11.0.15 / 15.006.30121 / 15.010.20060 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-09)
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OpenVAS ID: 803479
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities March16 (Windows)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 11.0.15/15.006.30121/15.010.20060
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Timeline
12/22/2015 🔍03/03/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: APSB16-09
Researcher: AbdulAziz Hariri
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1007 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1007
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81285
SecurityFocus: 84215 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader APSB16-09 Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1035199
Vulnerability Center: 57058 - [APSB16-09] Adobe Acrobat, Acrobat DC, Reader and Reader DC Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - CVE-2016-1007, Critical
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Entry
Created: 03/09/2016 11:29Updated: 07/09/2022 23:27
Changes: 03/09/2016 11:29 (66), 04/07/2017 10:53 (22), 07/09/2022 23:18 (4), 07/09/2022 23:27 (1)
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