Advisory Details

May 19th, 2014

(Pwn2Own) Adobe Reader Sandbox Bypass Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2014-0512
CVSS SCORE	4.6, AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Reader
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 file writes. The issue lies in the failure to properly validate user-supplied paths. An attacker can leverage this to execute code outside the context of the sandbox.
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	2014-03-13 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2014-05-19 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	VUPEN

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