CVE-2014-8451 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Attackers can obtain sensitive information via an unspecified JavaScript API in Adobe Reader and Acrobat, requiring user interaction to open a malicious file.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2014-8451?

CVE-2014-8451 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, published on 10 Dec 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An unspecified JavaScript API in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.13 and 11.x before 11.0.10 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-8448.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8451?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Apple Mac Os X, Microsoft Windows.

How do I fix CVE-2014-8451?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8451 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2014-8451 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8451 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Adobe Acrobat vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f48m-94vm-9jch.

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