Zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Reader

Memory corruption
CVE-2011-4369

Known malware:

EvilBunny

Vulnerability details

Advisory: SB2011121601 - Remote code execution in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader

Vulnerable component: Adobe Reader

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4369

CVSSv3 score: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Description:

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to boundary error in the PRC component. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the system with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.

Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.

External links:

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-30.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-01.html
http://blog.9bplus.com/analyzing-cve-2011-4369-part-one/
https://www.redhat.com/archives/rhsa-announce/2012-January/msg00003.html
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2499997/security0/symantec-confirms-reader-exploits-targeted-de...
http://www.pcworld.com/article/246390/adobe_patches_two_actively_exploited_vulnerabilities_in_reader...
http://technology.ky.gov/COT%20Alerts/Adobe%20Remote%20Code%20Execution%20Vulnerabilities.pdf
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/17/adobe_reader_critical_update/
http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/adobe-patches-critical-security-holes-in-reader/
http://www.hawaii.edu/technews/notice.php?id=187891
https://msisac.cisecurity.org/advisories/2011/2011-072b.cfm

About zero-day vulnerabilities

Zero-day vulnerability is an undisclosed vulnerability in software that hackers can exploit to compromise computer programs, gain unauthorized access to sensitive data, penetrate networks, etc. We consider vulnerability a zero-day when there is no solution provided from software vendor and the vulnerability is being actively exploited by malicious actors.

Zero-day candidate is a potential zero-day vulnerability in software which might have been used in targeted attacks, however there is no evidence to support this suggestion.