Advisory Details

October 13th, 2015

Adobe Reader Read Restrictions Bypass Sandbox Escape Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2015-5583
CVSS SCORE	4.3, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS	Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Reader
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows local attackers to disclose arbitrary PDF files 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 Acrobat Reader printing. An attacker running code in the context of a sandboxed Adobe Reader process can print arbitrary PDF files on remote printers.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Adobe has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb15-24.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2015-04-21 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2015-10-13 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	AbdulAziz Hariri and Jasiel Spelman of HP Zero Day Initiative

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