6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2012-0777
Adobe Reader/ Acrobat JavaScript API Code Execution Vulnerability
Description
The JavaScript API in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.1 and 10.x before 10.1.3 on Mac OS X and Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
INFO
Published Date :
April 10, 2012, 11:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 14, 2022, 7:04 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
8.6
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2012-0777.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00013.html | Broken Link Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00016.html | Broken Link Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00017.html | Broken Link Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0469.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48756 | Broken Link |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48846 | Broken Link |
| http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-08.html | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52950 | Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026908 | Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101B.html | Mitigation Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74735 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 14, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Evaluator Impact Per: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-08.html 'These updates resolve a memory corruption in the JavaScript API that could lead to code execution (CVE-2012-0777) (Macintosh and Linux only).' Per: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-08.html 'These updates resolve a memory corruption in the JavaScript API that could lead to code execution (CVE-2012-0777) (Macintosh and Linux only).' Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00013.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00013.html Broken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00016.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00016.html Broken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00017.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00017.html Broken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0469.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0469.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/48756 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/48756 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/48846 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/48846 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-08.html Patch, Vendor Advisory http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-08.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52950 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52950 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026908 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026908 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101B.html US Government Resource http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101B.html Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74735 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74735 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Removed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.0:-:pro:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.0.1:-:pro:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.0 up to (excluding) 9.5.1 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.0 up to (excluding) 10.1.3 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.0:-:pro:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1:-:pro:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3:-:pro:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.0 up to (excluding) 9.5.1 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.0 up to (excluding) 10.1.3 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 10, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0469.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00013.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 04, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00017.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00016.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/74735 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74735 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 11, 2012
Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity
being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS
score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-0777 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-0777
weaknesses.
CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call
CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities
CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion
CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File
CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links
CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags
CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion
CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers
CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.02 }} 0.27%
score
0.81517
percentile
CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability