CVE-2014-0568
The NtSetInformationFile system call hook feature in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.12 and 11.x before 11.0.09 on Windows allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism, and consequently execute native code in a privileged context,…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.12%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The NtSetInformationFile system call hook feature in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.12 and 11.x before 11.0.09 on Windows allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism, and consequently execute native code in a privileged context, via an NTFS junction attack.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 4.12% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- adobe/acrobat reader · adobe/acrobat
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
References
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb14-20.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69828
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030853
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=94
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96000
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb14-20.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69828
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030853
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=94
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96000
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.