CVE-2014-9150

Description

Race condition in the MoveFileEx call hook feature in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 11.x before 11.0.09 on Windows allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism, and consequently write to files in arbitrary locations, via an NTFS junction attack, a similar issue to CVE-2014-0568.

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.81% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory adobe.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb14-28.html patch vendor advisory
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=103

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9150?
CVE-2014-9150 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9150?
To fix CVE-2014-9150, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-9150 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-9150 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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