PT-2015-2368 · Adobe · Reader Document Cloud+3

Abdulaziz Hariri + 1 · Published 2015-10-13 · Updated 2021-09-08 · CVE-2015-6700

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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 the setBackground function in Adobe's PDF editing and viewing software, which has flaws in its access control mechanisms. This can be exploited by a remote attacker to access protected information in the process memory by setting invalid arguments. A memory-leak issue in Adobe Acrobat and Reader allows attackers to affect the system.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Acrobat Document Cloud, consider restricting access to the setBackground function until a patch is available. For Adobe Reader and Adobe Reader Document Cloud, avoid using the setBackground function in affected API endpoints until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Information Disclosure

Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

CWE-772

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-11733

CVE-2015-6700

ZDI-15-478

Affected Products

Acrobat

Acrobat Document Cloud

Reader

Reader Document Cloud

References · 7

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-478 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6700 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb15-24.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-11733 · Security Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-478 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1033796 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-6700 · Note