PT-2015-2356 · Adobe · Reader Document Cloud+3

Abdulaziz Hariri · Published 2015-10-13 · Updated 2021-09-08 · CVE-2015-6688

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Acrobat Document Cloud (affected versions not specified) Adobe Reader and Adobe Reader Document Cloud (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a use-after-free vulnerability, which occurs when memory is accessed after it has been freed. This can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted OCG object, potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Acrobat Document Cloud, consider disabling the WillSave function related to OCG objects as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. For Adobe Reader and Adobe Reader Document Cloud, restrict access to OCG objects to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-11721

CVE-2015-6688

ZDI-15-469

Affected Products

Acrobat

Acrobat Document Cloud

Reader

Reader Document Cloud

References · 7

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-11721 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-469 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb15-24.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6688 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1033796 · Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-469 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-6688 · Note