71397 : Adobe Reader / Acrobat AcroRd32.dll memset Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2011-02-08

Time to Patch
223 days

Description

A memory corruption flaw exists in Adobe Reader and Acrobat. The AcroRd32.dll component fails to sanitize user-supplied input calculating a pointer while passing it to memset, resulting in memory corruption. With a specially crafted image, a context-dependent attacker can execute arbitrary code.

Classification

Location: Local / Remote, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Private
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Coordinated Disclosure

Solution

Upgrade to version 8.2.6, 9.4.2, or 10.0.1 or higher, as they have been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Adobe Systems Incorporated	Acrobat	8.2.5
		9.4.1
		10.0
	Adobe Reader	8.2.5
		9.4.1
		10.0

References

Security Tracker: 1025033
Related OSVDB ID: 71373 71374 71375 71376 71377 71378 71379 71380 71381 71382 71383 71384 71385 71386 71387 71388 71389 71390 71391 71392 71393 71394 71395 71396 71398 71399 71400
CVE ID: 2011-0567 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 43207 43470 43650 47680
Bugtraq ID: 46199
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2011-0337 ADV-2011-0492
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-03.html
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-03.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201201-19.xml
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/7533006
Other Advisory URL: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-065/
RedHat RHSA: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0301.html
RHSA-2011:0301

Credit

Abdullah Ada - Zero Day Initiative (ZDI)

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2011-02-11 | Disagree?

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