78248 : Adobe Reader/Acrobat 2d.x3d BMP File Handling Memory Corruption
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2012-01-11

Time to Patch
74 days

Description

A memory corruption flaw exists in Adobe Reader and Acrobat. The program fails to sanitize user-supplied input in the 2d.x3d module, when handling BMP files. With a specially crafted file, a context-dependent attacker may cause memory corruption. This may allow a remote attacker to 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 9.5 or higher or 10.1.2 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	9.4.7
		9.4.6
	Adobe Reader	10.1.1
		9.4.7
		9.4.6

References

Security Tracker: 1026496
OVAL ID: 14615
CVE ID: 2011-4373 (see also: NVD)
SCIP VulDB ID: 4540
Secunia Advisory ID: 45852 49667
Bugtraq ID: 51350
Related OSVDB ID: 78245 78246 78247
Mail List Post: http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2012/Feb/38
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-14.xml
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-01.html
Other Advisory URL: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-12-021

Credit

Alin Rad Pop - Zero Day Initiative (ZDI)

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2012-01-11 | Disagree?

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