Multiple vendors pdf.xmd module denial of service
| multiple-pdf-dos (46750) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Multiple vendors, including BitDefender Antivirus and Internet Security, BullGuard Internet Security, and Software602 Groupware Server are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper bounds checking by the pdf.xmd module. By persuading a victim to scan a specially-crafted PDF file using a command line scanner from BitDefender, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | Proof-of-Concept |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
No remedy available as of February 14, 2009.
References:
- BitDefender Web site: BitDefender.
- BullGuard Web site: BullGuard Internet Security 8.5.
- Software602 Web site: Groupware Server.
- BID-32396: BitDefender 'pdf.xmd' Module PDF Parsing Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-5409: Unspecified vulnerability in the pdf.xmd module in (1) BitDefender Free Edition 10 and Antivirus Standard 10, (2) BullGuard Internet Security 8.5, and (3) Software602 Groupware Server 6.0.08.1118 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file, possibly related to included compressed streams that were processed with the ASCIIHexDecode filter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- SA27805: Groupware Server Antivirus Engine PDF Processing Memory Corruption
- SA32789: BitDefender Antivirus PDF Processing Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- SA32814: BullGuard Internet Security PDF Processing Memory Corruption
Platforms Affected:
- BitDefender BitDefender Antivirus
- BitDefender BitDefender Internet Security
- BullGuard Internet Security 8.5
- Software602 Groupware Server 6.0.08.1118
Reported:
Nov 20, 2008
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