Advisory Details

May 13th, 2014

Adobe Reader AcroPDF messageHandler Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2014-0527
CVSS SCORE	6.8, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Reader
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['13458']. 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 Reader. 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 the AcroPDF ActiveX control. The issue lies in the messageHandler property of the control. By manipulating the messageHandler's attributes an attacker can force a dangling pointer to be reused after it has been freed. An attacker can 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: http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb14-15.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2013-10-23 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2014-05-13 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	chkr_d591

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