PT-2015-2357 · Adobe · Reader Document Cloud+3

Abdulaziz Hariri · Published 2015-10-13 · Updated 2021-09-08 · CVE-2015-6689

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 in the handling of memory. This can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted WillSave action.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Acrobat Document Cloud, consider disabling the WillSave action as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. For Adobe Reader and Adobe Reader Document Cloud, restrict access to the vulnerable module 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:2015-11722

CVE-2015-6689

ZDI-15-470

Affected Products

Acrobat

Acrobat Document Cloud

Reader

Reader Document Cloud

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6689 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb15-24.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-11722 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-470 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1033796 · Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-470 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-6689 · Note