Adobe Acrobat Reader Plugin MSVCRT.free() code execution
| adobe-acrobat-msvcrt-code-execution (31272) |  High Risk |
Description:
The Adobe Acrobat Reader Plugin could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a double free memory corruption vulnerability in the MSVCRT.free() function. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL in a PDF document to cause a victim's browser to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code on the victim's system, if the attacker could persuade the victim to click the URL.
Note: This vulnerability only affects users running the Firefox browser.
Platforms Affected:
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader Plugin 7.0.8
- Gentoo, Linux
- Novell, Linux Desktop 9
- Novell, OpenSUSE 10.2
- RedHat, RHEL Extras 3
- RedHat, RHEL Extras 4
- Sun, Solaris 10 SPARC
- SuSE, Linux Enterprise Server 8
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 10.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 10.1
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.3
- SuSE, SuSE SLED 10
- SuSE, SuSE SLES 9
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux FUJI
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of the Adobe Acrobat Reader Plugin (8.0.0 or later), available from the Adobe Acrobat Reader Plugin Web site. See References.
For Sun Solaris:
Refer to Sun Alert ID: 102847 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For SUSE Linux (Acrobat Reader):
Refer to SUSE-SA:2007:011 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Red Hat Linux (Acrobat Reader):
Refer to RHSA-2007:0017 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Red Hat Linux (Acrobat Reader):
Refer to RHSA-2007:0021 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Adobe Acrobat Reader Plugin Web site, Adobe - Reader at http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Wed Jan 03 2007 - 11:22:49 CST, Adobe Acrobat Reader Plugin - Multiple Vulnerabilities at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-01/0062.html.
- Sun Alert ID: 102847, Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader May Lead to Execution of Arbitrary Code at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102847-1.
- ASA-2007-055: Adobe Acrobat Reader security update (RHSA-2007-0017)
- ASA-2007-134: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader May Lead to Execution of Arbitrary Code (Sun 102847)
- CVE-2007-0046: Double free vulnerability in the Adobe Acrobat Reader Plugin before 8.0.0, as used in Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by causing an error via a javascript: URI call to document.write in the (1) FDF, (2) XML, or (3) XFDF AJAX request parameters.
- GLSA-200701-16: Adobe Acrobat Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2007-0017: Critical: Adobe Acrobat Reader security update
- RHSA-2007-0021: Critical: Adobe Acrobat Reader security update
- SA24533: Sun Solaris Adobe Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1017469: Adobe Acrobat Reader Plugin Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service, Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks, and Execute Arbitrary Code
- SUSE-SA:2007:011: Acrobat Reader 7.0.9 update
Reported:
Jan 03, 2007
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