The NtSetInformationFile system call hook feature in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.12 and 11.x before 11.0.09 on Windows allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism, and consequently execute native code in a privileged context, via an NTFS junction attack.
CVE-2014-0568 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from adobe, from microsoft, from adobe organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.
2014-09-17T10:55:06.917
2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Deferred
CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
10.0
10.0
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 10.0 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 10.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 10.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 10.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 10.1 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 10.1.1 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 10.1.2 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 10.1.3 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 10.1.4 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 10.1.5 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 10.1.6 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 10.1.7 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 10.1.8 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 10.1.9 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 10.1.10 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 10.1.11 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 11.0 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 11.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 11.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 11.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 11.0.4 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 11.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 11.0.6 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 11.0.7 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 11.0.8 | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows | * | No |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 10.0 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 10.0 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 10.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 10.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 10.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 10.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 10.1 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 10.1.1 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 10.1.2 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 10.1.3 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 10.1.4 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 10.1.5 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 10.1.6 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 10.1.7 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 10.1.8 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 10.1.9 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 10.1.10 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 10.1.11 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 11.0 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 11.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 11.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 11.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 11.0.4 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 11.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 11.0.6 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 11.0.7 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 11.0.8 | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows | * | No |
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