VDB-96803 · CVE-2016-8711 · BID 96155

Nitro Pro 10 PDF Parser input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nitro Pro 10. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component PDF Parser. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-8711. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nitro Pro 10. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component PDF Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A potential remote code execution vulnerability exists in the PDF parsing functionality of Nitro Pro 10. A specially crafted PDF file can cause a vulnerability resulting in potential code execution. An attacker can send the victim a specific PDF file to trigger this vulnerability.

The bug was discovered 02/03/2017. The weakness was presented 02/10/2017 by Piotr Bania with Cisco Talos (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at talosintelligence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-8711 since 10/17/2016. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 96155†). See VDB-96802 and VDB-96804 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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OpenVAS ID: 103119
OpenVAS Name: Nitro Pro Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities (Windows)
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Countermeasuresinfo

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Timelineinfo

10/17/2016 🔍
02/03/2017 +109 days 🔍
02/03/2017 +0 days 🔍
02/10/2017 +7 days 🔍
02/10/2017 +0 days 🔍
02/11/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/12/2022 +2100 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: talosintelligence.com
Researcher: Piotr Bania
Organization: Cisco Talos
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-8711 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8711
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96803
SecurityFocus: 96155 - Nitro PDF Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8711 - Nitro Pro - Code Execution Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/11/2017 10:11
Updated: 11/12/2022 17:16
Changes: 02/11/2017 10:11 (62), 08/13/2020 12:51 (7), 11/12/2022 17:16 (13)
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Cache ID: 216:F1C:103

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