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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2012-0777

Original release date:04/10/2012

Last revised:02/15/2013

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

The JavaScript API in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.1 and 10.x before 10.1.3 on Mac OS X and Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS v2 Base Score:7.5 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (legend)

Impact Subscore: 6.4

Exploitability Subscore: 10.0

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Access Vector: Network exploitable

Access Complexity: Low

Authentication: Not required to exploit

Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service

Per: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-08.html 'These updates resolve a memory corruption in the JavaScript API that could lead to code execution (CVE-2012-0777) (Macintosh and Linux only).'

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA12-101B

Name: TA12-101B

Hyperlink:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101B.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-08.html

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-08.html

External Source: XF

Name: adobe-reader-javascriptapi-code-exec(74735)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/74735

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1026908

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026908

External Source: BID

Name: 52950

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52950

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 48846

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/48846

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 48756

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/48756

Vulnerable software and versions

Configuration 1

AND

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.2

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.2

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.4.1

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.4.4

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.4.3

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.4.2

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.1

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.3

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.5

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.0

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3.1

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.4.7

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.4

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.4.6

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.4.5

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3.3

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3.2

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3.4

cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel

cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x

Configuration 2

AND

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.2

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.0

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.5

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.3

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.4

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.1

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.2

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.3

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.5

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.4

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.3

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.4

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.7

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.6

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.1

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.2

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.1

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.1

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.3

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.2

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.3:-:pro

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.1:-:pro

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.0:-:pro

cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel

cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x

Configuration 3

AND

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.2

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:10.0.3

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:10.0.1

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:10.0

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:10.0.2

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:10.0:-:pro

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.1

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:10.1

* cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:10.0.1:-:pro

cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel

cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x

* Denotes Vulnerable Software

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

Buffer Errors (CWE-119)

CVE Standard Vulnerability Entry:http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-0777