JVN#24560784: Adobe Reader X vulnerable to sandbox bypass

Overview

Adobe Reader X contains a vulnerability which may allow the sandbox to be bypassed.

Products Affected

Adobe Reader versions prior to 10.1.2 (for Windows)

Description

Adobe Reader X contains a vulnerability which may allow the sandbox to be bypassed.

Impact

Arbitrary process using arbitrary arguments may be executed with the privileges of the user.

Solution

Update the software and apply MS13-005
Update to the latest version of Adobe Reader X and make sure that the Microsoft Patch MS13-005 is applied.

Vendor Status

Vendor	Link
Adobe	Adobe Reader

References

JPCERT/CC Addendum

Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC

Analyzed on 2013.05.31

Measures	Conditions	Severity
Access Required	can be attacked over the Internet using packets	High
Authentication	anonymous or no authentication (IP addresses do not count)	High
User Interaction Required	the user must be convinced to take a standard action that does not feel harmful to most users, such as click on a link or view a file	Mid
Exploit Complexity	some expertise and/or luck required (most buffer overflows, guessing correctly in small space, expertise in Windows function calls)	Mid-High

Description of each analysis measures

Credit

Yuji Ukai of Fourteenforty Research Institute, Inc. reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.

Other Information

JPCERT Alert
JPCERT Reports
CERT Advisory
CPNI Advisory
TRnotes
CVE
JVN iPedia	JVNDB-2013-000051

JVN#24560784 Adobe Reader X vulnerable to sandbox bypass