Advisory Details

February 9th, 2016

Microsoft Reader Uninitialized Pointer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2016-0046
CVSS SCORE	6.8, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Microsoft
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Reader
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['20823']. 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 Microsoft 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 PDF files. By providing a malformed PDF file, an attacker can cause an uninitialized pointer to be dereferenced. An attacker could leverage this to execute arbitrary code under the context of the process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms16-012.aspx
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2015-09-13 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2016-02-09 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Jaanus Kp Clarified Security

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