10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2014-0568
Adobe Reader and Acrobat NTFS Junction Bypass
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 17, 2014, 10:55 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 29, 2017, 1:34 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-0568 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Adobe acrobat
2 Adobe acrobat_reader
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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/96000 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96000 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/96000 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030853 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69828 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Feb. 17, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Translation Adobe Reader y Acrobat 10.x anterior a 10.1.12 y 11.x anterior a 11.0.09 en Windows permiten a atacantes evadir un mecanismo de protección sandbox, y como consecuencia ejecutar código nativo en un contexto privilegiado, a través de vectores no especificados.
    Added Translation La funcionalidad de acople a llamada de sistema NtSetInformationFile en Adobe Reader y Acrobat 10.x en versiones anteriores a 10.1.12 y 11.x en versiones anteriores a 11.0.09 en Windows permite a atacantes eludir un mecanismo de protección de sandbox y consecuentemente ejecutar código nativo en un contexto privilegiado, a través de un ataque de unión NTFS.
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 20, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.5:-:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.5:-:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.5:-:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.5:-:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.12 and 11.x before 11.0.09 on Windows allow attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism, and consequently execute native code in a privileged context, via unspecified vectors. 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.
    Added Reference https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=94
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 17, 2014

    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-2014-0568 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-2014-0568 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.30 }} 0.00%

score

0.83772

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability