Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.15/15.006 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.15/15.006. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Performing a manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-1122. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.15/15.006 (Document Reader Software). This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.16, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30172, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.016.20039 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1045, CVE-2016-1046, CVE-2016-1047, CVE-2016-1048, CVE-2016-1049, CVE-2016-1050, CVE-2016-1051, CVE-2016-1052, CVE-2016-1053, CVE-2016-1054, CVE-2016-1055, CVE-2016-1056, CVE-2016-1057, CVE-2016-1058, CVE-2016-1059, CVE-2016-1060, CVE-2016-1061, CVE-2016-1065, CVE-2016-1066, CVE-2016-1067, CVE-2016-1068, CVE-2016-1069, CVE-2016-1070, CVE-2016-1075, CVE-2016-1094, CVE-2016-1121, CVE-2016-4102, and CVE-2016-4107.

The weakness was published 05/05/2016 by AbdulAziz Hariri with Zero Day Initiative as APSB16-14 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-1122 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91096 (Adobe Acrobat < 11.0.16 / 15.006.30172 / 15.016.20039 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-14)), 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 123265 (Adobe Acrobat and Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-14)).

Upgrading to version 11.0.16 or 15.006.30172 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (91096) and SecurityFocus (BID 90512†). Similar entries are available at VDB-87176, VDB-87177, VDB-87178 and VDB-87179. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 91096
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 11.0.16 / 15.006.30172 / 15.016.20039 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-14)
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OpenVAS ID: 861326
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader Security Updates(apsb16-14)-Windows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 11.0.16/15.006.30172

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12/22/2015 🔍
05/05/2016 +135 days 🔍
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05/10/2016 +5 days 🔍
05/11/2016 +1 days 🔍
05/12/2016 +1 days 🔍
10/22/2024 +3085 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB16-14
Researcher: AbdulAziz Hariri
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1122 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1122
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87255

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SecurityFocus: 90512 - Adobe Reader and Acrobat APSB16-14 Multiple Unspecified Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1035828

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/12/2016 11:08
Updated: 10/22/2024 13:04
Changes: 05/12/2016 11:08 (57), 04/07/2017 10:48 (22), 08/19/2022 00:56 (3), 08/19/2022 01:06 (1), 10/22/2024 13:04 (16)
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