CVE-2014-8457

10.0

CRITICAL

Adobe Reader and Acrobat Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.13 and 11.x before 11.0.10 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-8460 and CVE-2014-9159.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 10, 2014, 9:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:19 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-8457 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
1	Adobe	acrobat
2	Adobe	acrobat_reader
1	Apple	mac_os_x
1	Microsoft	windows

: Total Affected Vendor : 3 | Products : 4

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-2014-8457.

URL	Resource
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb14-28.html	Vendor Advisory
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb14-28.html	Vendor Advisory

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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Nov. 21, 2024

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	Reference		http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb14-28.html

CVE Modified by [email protected]

May. 14, 2024

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value

Modified Analysis by [email protected]

Dec. 12, 2014

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration		Configuration 1 AND OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.0::::::: cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.0.1::::::: 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:10.1.12::::::: 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::::::: 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::::::: cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.9::::::: OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows::::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::* Configuration 2 AND OR 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::::::: cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.12::::::: cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.0::::::: cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.01::::::: cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.02::::::: cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.03::::::: cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.04::::::: cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.05::::::: cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.06::::::: cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.07::::::: cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.08::::::: cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.09::::::: OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows::::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::*
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Changed	Reference Type	http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb14-28.html No Types Assigned	http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb14-28.html Advisory
Added	CWE		CWE-119

Initial Analysis by [email protected]

Dec. 12, 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-2014-8457 is associated with the following CWEs:

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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-2014-8457 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

CVE-2014-8457

Adobe Reader and Acrobat Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Description

INFO

Dec. 10, 2014, 9:59 p.m.

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:19 a.m.

[email protected]

Yes !

10.0

10.0

Affected Products

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

CVE Modified by [email protected]

Modified Analysis by [email protected]

Initial Analysis by [email protected]

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

80.85 }} -3.54%

0.98574

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System

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