Adobe Acrobat 9.x / 10.x Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB11-08) - Nessus

High Plugin ID: 53450

This page contains detailed information about the Adobe Acrobat 9.x / 10.x Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB11-08) Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

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Plugin Overview
Vulnerability Information

Synopsis
Description
Solution

Public Exploits
Risk Information
Plugin Source
How to Run
References
Version

Plugin Overview

ID: 53450
Name: Adobe Acrobat 9.x / 10.x Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB11-08)
Filename: adobe_acrobat_apsa11-02.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2011-04-11
This Plugin Published: 2011-04-15
Last Modification Time: 2022-03-08
Plugin Version: 1.24
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: Windows
Dependencies: adobe_acrobat_installed.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: SMB/Acrobat/Version

Vulnerability Information

Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: 2011-04-11
Patch Published: 2011-04-21
CVE [?]: CVE-2011-0610, CVE-2011-0611
CPE [?]: cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat
Exploited by Malware: True

Synopsis

The version of Adobe Acrobat on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote Windows host contains a version of Adobe Acrobat 9.x < 9.4.4 or 10.x < 10.0.3. Such versions are affected by multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities.

A remote attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into viewing a malicious crafted PDF file, resulting in arbitrary code execution.

Note also, CVE-2011-0611 is being exploited in the wild as of April 2011.

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe Acrobat 9.4.4 / 10.0.3 or later.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): 139, 445
Target Asset(s): N/A
Exploit Available: True (Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB, GitHub, Core Impact)
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the Adobe Acrobat 9.x / 10.x Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB11-08) vulnerability:

Metasploit: exploit/windows/browser/adobe_flashplayer_flash10o
[Adobe Flash Player 10.2.153.1 SWF Memory Corruption Vulnerability]
Exploit-DB: exploits/windows/local/17473.txt
[EDB-17473: Adobe Reader X 10.0.0 < 10.0.1 - Atom Type Confusion]
Exploit-DB: exploits/windows/remote/17175.rb
[EDB-17175: Adobe Flash Player 10.2.153.1 - SWF Memory Corruption (Metasploit)]
GitHub: https://github.com/thongsia/Public-Pcaps
[CVE-2011-0611]
GitHub: https://github.com/offensive-security/exploitdb-bin-sploits/blob/master/bin-sploits/17473.pdf
[EDB-17473]

Before running any exploit against any system, make sure you are authorized by the owner of the target system(s) to perform such activity. In any other case, this would be considered as an illegal activity.

WARNING: Beware of using unverified exploits from sources such as GitHub or Exploit-DB. These exploits and PoCs could contain malware. For more information, see how to use exploits safely.

Risk Information

CVSS Score Source [?]: CVE-2011-0611
CVSS V2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	9.3 (High)
Impact Subscore:	10.0
Exploitability Subscore:	8.6
CVSS Temporal Score:	8.1 (High)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	8.1 (High)

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Plugin Source

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(53450);
  script_version("1.24");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/03/08");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-0610", "CVE-2011-0611");
  script_bugtraq_id(47314, 47531);
  script_xref(name:"CERT", value:"230057");
  script_xref(name:"Secunia", value:"44149");
  script_xref(name:"CISA-KNOWN-EXPLOITED", value:"2022/03/24");

  script_name(english:"Adobe Acrobat 9.x / 10.x Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB11-08)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The version of Adobe Acrobat on the remote Windows host is affected by
multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Windows host contains a version of Adobe Acrobat 9.x <
9.4.4 or 10.x < 10.0.3. Such versions are affected by multiple memory
corruption vulnerabilities.

A remote attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into viewing a
malicious crafted PDF file, resulting in arbitrary code execution.

Note also, CVE-2011-0611 is being exploited in the wild as of April
2011.");
  # http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2011/04/12/analysis-of-the-cve-2011-0611-adobe-flash-player-vulnerability-exploitation.aspx
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?9ee82b34");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa11-02.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-08.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Adobe Acrobat 9.4.4 / 10.0.3 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2011-0611");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Adobe Flash Player 10.2.153.1 SWF Memory Corruption Vulnerability');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2011/04/11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2011/04/21");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2011/04/15");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2022 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("adobe_acrobat_installed.nasl");
  script_require_keys("SMB/Acrobat/Version");
  script_require_ports(139, 445);

  exit(0);
}


include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("smb_func.inc");
include("audit.inc");

version = get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Acrobat/Version");
path = get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Acrobat/Path");

version_ui = get_kb_item("SMB/Acrobat/Version_UI");
if (isnull(version_ui)) version_report = version;
else version_report = version_ui;

ver = split(version, sep:'.', keep:FALSE);
for (i=0; i<max_index(ver); i++)
  ver[i] = int(ver[i]);
report = '';
# This affects 9.x < 9.4.4 / 10.x < 10.0.3
if (
  # 9.x
  (
    (ver[0] == 9 && ver[1] < 4) ||
    (ver[0] == 9 && ver[1] == 4 && ver[2] < 4)
  )
)
{
  report =
    '\n  Path              : ' + path +
    '\n  Installed version : ' + version_report +
    '\n  Fixed version     : 9.4.4 / 10.0.3\n';
}
else if (ver[0] == 10 && ver[1] == 0 &&
        (ver[2] < 1 || (ver[2] == 1 && ver[3] <= 434)))
{
  path = get_kb_item_or_exit('SMB/Acrobat/Path');
  name   = kb_smb_name();
  #port   = kb_smb_transport();
  login  = kb_smb_login();
  pass   = kb_smb_password();
  domain = kb_smb_domain();

  #if (!get_port_state(port)) exit(0, "Port "+port+" is not open.");
  #soc = open_sock_tcp(port);
  #if (!soc) exit(1, "Failed to open a socket on port "+port+".");

  #session_init(socket:soc, hostname:name);
  if(!smb_session_init()) audit(AUDIT_FN_FAIL, 'smb_session_init');



  share = ereg_replace(pattern:'^([A-Za-z]):.*', replace:'\\1$', string:path);
  dll = ereg_replace(pattern:'^[A-Za-z]:(.*)', replace:'\\1\\Acrobat\\authplay.dll', string:path);

  rc = NetUseAdd(login:login, password:pass, domain:domain, share:share);
  if (rc != 1)
  {
    NetUseDel();
    exit(1, 'Can\'t connect to '+share+' share.');
  }

  fh = CreateFile(
    file:dll,
    desired_access:GENERIC_READ,
    file_attributes:FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL,
    share_mode:FILE_SHARE_READ,
    create_disposition:OPEN_EXISTING
  );

  if (isnull(fh))
  {
    NetUseDel();
    exit(1, 'Unable to access : '+path+'\\Acrobat\\authplay.dll.');
  }
  dllver = GetProductVersion(handle:fh);
  dllver = split(dllver, sep:',', keep:FALSE);

  CloseFile(handle:fh);
  NetUseDel();
  if (isnull(dllver)) exit(1, 'Can\'t get the version of '+path+'\\Acrobat\\authplay.dll.');

  dllversion = join(sep:'.', dllver);
  fixdll = '10.2.159.1';
  if (ver_compare(ver:dllversion, fix:fixdll) == -1)
  {
    report =
      '\n  DLL       :       ' + path + '\\Acrobat\\authplay.dll' +
      '\n  Installed version : ' + dllversion +
      '\n  Fixed version     : ' + fixdll + '\n';
  }
}
if (report)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:get_kb_item('SMB/transport'), extra:report);
  else security_hole(get_kb_item('SMB/transport'));
}
else exit(0, "The host is not affected.");

The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:

Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/adobe_acrobat_apsa11-02.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\adobe_acrobat_apsa11-02.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/adobe_acrobat_apsa11-02.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the Adobe Acrobat 9.x / 10.x Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB11-08) as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

Click to start a New Scan.
Select Advanced Scan.
Navigate to the Plugins tab.
On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
On the left side table select Windows plugin family.
On the right side table select Adobe Acrobat 9.x / 10.x Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB11-08) plugin ID 53450.
Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
Run the scan.

Here are a few examples of how to run the plugin in the command line. Note that the examples below demonstrate the usage on the Linux / Unix platform.

Basic usage:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl adobe_acrobat_apsa11-02.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a adobe_acrobat_apsa11-02.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - adobe_acrobat_apsa11-02.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with using a state file for the target and updating it (useful for running multiple plugins on the target):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -K /tmp/state adobe_acrobat_apsa11-02.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

BID | SecurityFocus Bugtraq ID:

47314, 47531

CERT | Computer Emergency Response Team:

230057

Secunia Advisory:

44149

See also:

Similar and related Nessus plugins:

53474 - Adobe AIR < 2.6.0.19140 ActionScript Predefined Class Prototype Addition Remote Code Execution (APSB11-07)
53451 - Adobe Reader 9.x / 10.x Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB11-08)
53472 - Flash Player < 10.2.159.1 ActionScript Predefined Class Prototype Addition Remote Code Execution (APSB11-07)
53468 - FreeBSD : linux-flashplugin -- remote code execution vulnerability (32b05547-6913-11e0-bdc4-001b2134ef46)
56504 - GLSA-201110-11 : Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
59684 - HP Systems Insight Manager < 7.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
53482 - RHEL 5 / 6 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2011:0451)
53722 - openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-SU-2011:0373-1)
75497 - openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-SU-2011:0373-1)
75833 - openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-SU-2011:0373-1)
53485 - SuSE 11.1 Security Update : flash-player (SAT Patch Number 4400)
57189 - SuSE 10 Security Update : flash-player (ZYPP Patch Number 7477)

Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file adobe_acrobat_apsa11-02.nasl version 1.24. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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Adobe Acrobat 9.x / 10.x Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB11-08) - Nessus

Plugin Overview

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

Description

Solution

Public Exploits

Risk Information

Plugin Source

How to Run

References

Version

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