Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.17/15.006.30201/15.017.20053 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.17/15.006.30201/15.017.20053. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-4095. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.17/15.006.30201/15.017.20053 (Document Reader Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.18, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30243, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.020.20039 on Windows and OS X allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 11/10/2016 by Ke Liu as APSB16-33 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-4095 since 04/27/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 94253†). The entries VDB-92615, VDB-92616, VDB-92617 and VDB-92618 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Document Reader Software

Vendor

• Adobe

Name

• Acrobat Reader

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
• 11.0.15
• 11.0.16
• 11.0.17
• 15 Base
• 15.006.30060
• 15.006.30094
• 15.006.30096
• 15.006.30097
• 15.006.30119
• 15.006.30121
• 15.006.30172
• 15.006.30173
• 15.006.30174
• 15.006.30198
• 15.006.30201
• 15.008.20082
• 15.009.20069
• 15.009.20071
• 15.009.20077
• 15.009.20079
• 15.010.20056
• 15.010.20059
• 15.010.20060
• 15.016.20039
• 15.016.20041
• 15.016.20045
• 15.017.20050
• 15.017.20053

License

• free

Website

• Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 11.0.18/15.006.30243/15.020.20039

Timelineinfo

04/27/2016 🔍
11/10/2016 +197 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB16-33
Researcher: Ke Liu
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-4095 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4095
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93547
SecurityFocus: 94253 - Adobe Reader and Acrobat CVE-2016-4095 Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/11/2016 10:22
Updated: 10/19/2024 21:23
Changes: 11/11/2016 10:22 (52), 04/07/2017 11:08 (13), 10/19/2024 21:23 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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