Advisory Details

March 8th, 2016

Adobe Reader Out-Of-Bounds Indexing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-16-191
ZDI-CAN-3253

CVE ID CVE-2016-1009
CVSS SCORE 6.8, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Acrobat Reader DC
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['21924']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the handling of PDFs. The issue lies in the failure to ensure that indexes are within the bounds of an allocated buffer. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Adobe has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-09.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2015-09-03 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2016-03-08 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Jaanus Kp - Clarified Security
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