Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.17/15.006.30201/15.017.20053 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.17/15.006.30201/15.017.20053. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-6988. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.17/15.006.30201/15.017.20053 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 10/06/2016 by AbdulAziz Hariri with Zero Day Initiative as APSB16-33 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The vendor advisory states that the initial disclosure was October 6, 2016. But it appears that the advisory got released on October 11, 2016 to the public. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-6988 since 08/23/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 94074 (Adobe Reader < 11.0.18 / 15.006.30243 / 15.020.20039 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-33) (macOS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370154 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-33)).

Upgrading to version 11.0.18, 15.006.30243 or 15.020.20039 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 (94074), SecurityFocus (BID 93491†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1036986†). See VDB-92615, VDB-92616, VDB-92617 and VDB-92618 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 94074
Nessus Name: Adobe Reader < 11.0.18 / 15.006.30243 / 15.020.20039 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-33) (macOS)
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OpenVAS ID: 861284
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Acrobat Security Updates(apsb16-33)-MAC OS X
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 11.0.18/15.006.30243/15.020.20039

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08/23/2016 🔍
10/06/2016 +44 days 🔍
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10/11/2016 +5 days 🔍
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10/13/2016 +2 days 🔍
10/13/2016 +0 days 🔍
10/18/2024 +2927 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB16-33
Researcher: AbdulAziz Hariri
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-6988 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6988
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92633
SecurityFocus: 93491 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader APSB16-33 Use-After-Free Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036986 - Adobe Acrobat/Reader Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Bypass Security Restrictions and Execute Arbitrary Code

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/13/2016 09:51
Updated: 10/18/2024 13:16
Changes: 10/13/2016 09:51 (69), 04/07/2017 11:07 (15), 09/23/2022 14:21 (3), 09/23/2022 14:25 (1), 10/18/2024 13:16 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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