Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF file denial of service
| acrobatreader-pdf-dos (42886) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Adobe Acrobat Reader is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the improper handling of PDF files. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application and possibly execute arbitrary code on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 3.0
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 4.0
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 4.0.5
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 4.5
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 5.0
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 5.0.10
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 5.0.11
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 5.0.5
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 5.0.6
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 5.0.7
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 5.0.9
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 5.1
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 6.0
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 6.0.1
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 6.0.2
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 6.0.3
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 6.0.4
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 6.0.5
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 7.0
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 7.0.1
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 7.0.2
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 7.0.3
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 7.0.4
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 7.0.5
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 7.0.6
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 7.0.7
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 7.0.8
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 7.0.9
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 8.0
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 8.1
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 8.1.1
- Adobe, Acrobat Reader 8.1.2
- Gentoo, Linux
- Nortel, Media Processing Server 1000
- RedHat, RHEL Desktop Supplementary 5 Client
- RedHat, RHEL Extras 3
- RedHat, RHEL Extras 4
- RedHat, RHEL Supplementary 5 Server
- Sun, Solaris 10 SPARC
Remedy:
Refer to APSB08-19 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- Adobe Web site, Adobe - Adobe Reader download at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.
- APSB08-19, Security Update available for Adobe Reader 8 and Acrobat 8 at http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html.
- NORTEL BULLETIN ID: 2008009218, Rev 1, Nortel Response to Adobe Vulnerability Identifier APSB08-19 at http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=800801.
- NORTEL BULLETIN ID: 2009009504, Rev 1, Nortel: Technical Support: Nortel Response to Sun Alert 249366 - Solaris 10 - Multiple Security Vulnerabilities at http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=909609.
- Sun Alert ID: 249366, Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in the Adobe Reader May Lead to Execution of Arbitrary Code at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-249366-1.
- ASA-2008-439: acroread security update (RHSA-2008-0974)
- ASA-2009-018: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in the Adobe Reader May Lead to Execution of Arbitrary Code (Sun 249366)
- BID-29420: Adobe Reader Unspecified Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-2549: Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 and earlier, and before 7.1.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed PDF document, as demonstrated by 2008-HI2.pdf.
- GLSA-200901-09: Adobe Reader: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
- RHSA-2008-0974: Critical: acroread security update
- SA32872: SUSE Update for Multiple Packages
- SA35163: Nortel Media Processing Server Adobe Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SUSE-SR:2008:026: SUSE Security Summary Report
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-3001: Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2009-0098: Sun Solaris Adobe Reader Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Reported:
May 29, 2008
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