Adobe Download Manager AOM buffer overflow
| adobe-download-aom-bo (30742) |  High Risk |
Description:
Adobe Download Manager is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking of the dm.ini file. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted AOM file, which would write data to the dm.ini file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by hosting the AOM file on a Web site or sending it to a victim as an email attachment.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5.6 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 4.1 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Refer to APSB06-19 for upgrade and suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- AD20061205: Adobe Download Manager AOM Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability.
- APSB06-19: Update available for buffer overflow in Adobe Download Manager.
- eEye Web site: Adobe Download Manager AOM Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability.
- ZDI-06-044: Adobe Download Manager AOM Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability.
- BID-21453: Adobe Download Manager AOM Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-5856: Stack-based buffer overflow in the Adobe Download Manager before 2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long section name in the dm.ini file, which is populated via an AOM file.
- SA23233: Adobe Download Manager AOM Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1017340: Adobe Download Manager Stack Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#448569: Adobe Download Manager buffer overflow
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-4867: Adobe Download Manager AOM File Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Adobe Download Manager 2.0
- Adobe Download Manager 2.1
Reported:
Dec 05, 2006
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