Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.2 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.2. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2013-2727. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.2 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. 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. CVE summarizes:

Integer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and 11.x before 11.0.03 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-2729.

The weakness was presented 05/14/2013 by Tobias Klein as APSB13-15 as not defined advisory (Website) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). The advisory is shared for download at adobe.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-2727 since 05/06/2013. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 66409 (Adobe Acrobat < 11.0.3 / 10.1.7 / 9.5.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB13-15)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121176 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB13-15)).

Upgrading to version 9.5.5, 10.1.7 or 11.0.03 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at adobe.com. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with Microsoft Silverlight, Java or Javascript as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. 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 12930.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (84223), Tenable (66409), SecurityFocus (BID 58398†), OSVDB (93357†) and Secunia (SA53420†). darkreading.com is providing further details. See VDB-7983, VDB-7984, VDB-8673 and VDB-8675 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 66409
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 11.0.3 / 10.1.7 / 9.5.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB13-15)
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OpenVAS ID: 803617
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Acrobat Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities -01 May13 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 9.5.5/10.1.7/11.0.03
Alternative: Microsoft Silverlight/Java/Javascript
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB13-15
Researcher: Tobias Klein
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-2727 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-2727
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8708

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X-Force: 84223
SecurityFocus: 58398
Secunia: 53420 - Adobe Reader / Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 93357
Vulnerability Center: 39622 - [APSB13-15] Adobe Reader 11.0.02 Remote Code Execution due to Integer Overflow (CVE-2013-2727), Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/15/2013 10:40
Updated: 05/11/2021 09:27
Changes: 05/15/2013 10:40 (88), 10/15/2018 06:36 (7), 05/11/2021 09:27 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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