Lucene search

K
zdiAbdulAziz Hariri - HP Zero Day InitiativeZDI-15-197
HistoryMay 12, 2015 - 12:00 a.m.

Adobe Acrobat Reader AFParseDate Javascript API Restrictions Bypass Vulnerability

2015-05-1200:00:00
AbdulAziz Hariri - HP Zero Day Initiative
www.zerodayinitiative.com
15

10 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

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

0.016 Low

EPSS

Percentile

87.1%

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass API restrictions on vulnerable installations of Adobe Reader. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within AFParseDate. By creating a specially crafted PDF with specific JavaScript instructions, it is possible to bypass the Javascript API restrictions. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code.

10 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

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

0.016 Low

EPSS

Percentile

87.1%