Executive Summary
Summary | |
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Title | Adobe Reader and Acrobat Vulnerabilities |
Informations | |||
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Name | TA08-309A | First vendor Publication | 2008-11-04 |
Vendor | US-CERT | Last vendor Modification | 2008-11-04 |
Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
Cvss vector : N/A | |||
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Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
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Cvss Base Score | 9.3 | Attack Range | Network |
Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
Adobe has released Security Bulletin APSB08-19 to address multiple vulnerabilities affecting Adobe Reader and Acrobat. The most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. I. Description Adobe Security Bulletin APSB08-19 addresses a number of vulnerabilities that affect the Adobe Acrobat family of products, including Adobe Reader. II. Impact The impacts of these vulnerabilities vary. The most severe of these vulnerabilities allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. III. Solution Upgrade According to the information in Adobe Security bulletin APSB08-19, users with version 8 of Adobe Reader or Acrobat should upgrade to version 8.1.3. Disable web browser display for PDF documents Preventing PDF documents from opening inside a web browser may mitigate this vulnerability. Applying the following workaround in conjunction with upgrading may prevent similar vulnerabilities from being automatically exploited. To prevent PDF documents from automatically being opened in a web browser with Acrobat or Reader: Disable automatic opening of PDF documents in Microsoft Internet Explorer Disabling automatic opening of PDF files in Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 Disable JavaScript in Adobe Reader and Acrobat Disabling JavaScript in Adobe Reader and Acrobat may prevent this vulnerability from being exploited. In Acrobat Reader, JavaScript can be disabled in the General preferences dialog: |
Original Source
Url : http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-309A.html |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
% | Id | Name |
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50 % | CWE-20 | Improper Input Validation |
17 % | CWE-787 | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
17 % | CWE-399 | Resource Management Errors |
17 % | CWE-264 | Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
SAINT Exploits
Description | Link |
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Adobe Acrobat util.printf JavaScript function buffer overflow | More info here |
ExploitDB Exploits
id | Description |
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2008-11-05 | Adobe Reader - util.printf() JavaScript Function Stack Overflow Exploit (2) |
OpenVAS Exploits
Date | Description |
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2009-01-20 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200901-09 (acroread) File : nvt/glsa_200901_09.nasl |
2008-11-05 | Name : Adobe Reader/Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities - Nov08 (Linux) File : nvt/gb_adobe_prdts_mult_vuln_nov08_lin.nasl |
2008-11-05 | Name : Adobe Reader/Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities - Nov08 (Win) File : nvt/gb_adobe_prdts_mult_vuln_nov08_win.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
Id | Description |
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50247 | Adobe Reader / Acrobat Type 1 Font Handling Arbitrary Remote Code Execution |
50246 | Adobe Acrobat PDF File Multiple Object Handling Memory Corruption |
50245 | Adobe Reader / Acrobat Unspecified JavaScript Method Arbitrary Remote Code Ex... |
50244 | Adobe Reader / Acrobat on *nix Insecure RPATH Search Path Subversion Privileg... |
50243 | Adobe Reader Download Manager Unspecified Remote Internet Security Options Ma... |
49541 | Adobe Acrobat / Reader Download Manager AcroJS Function Heap Corruption Arbit... |
49520 | Adobe Reader / Acrobat util.printf() Function Crafted PDF File Handling Overflow A remote overflow exists in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat. The document reader fails to properly bounds check input to the util.printf() javascript function resulting in a stack-based overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity. |
46211 | Adobe Acrobat Reader Crafted PDF File Unspecified Remote DoS |
Snort® IPS/IDS
Date | Description |
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2014-01-10 | Multiple exploit kit Payload detection - readme.dll RuleID : 27898 - Revision : 2 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Multiple exploit kit Payload detection - calc.dll RuleID : 27897 - Revision : 2 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Multiple exploit kit Payload detection - contacts.dll RuleID : 27896 - Revision : 2 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Multiple exploit kit Payload detection - info.dll RuleID : 27895 - Revision : 2 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Multiple exploit kit Payload detection - about.dll RuleID : 27894 - Revision : 2 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Teletubbies exploit kit payload download RuleID : 27893 - Revision : 2 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Teletubbies exploit kit exploit attempt for Adobe Acrobat Reader RuleID : 27892 - Revision : 2 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | iFramer toolkit injected iframe detected - specific structure RuleID : 27271 - Revision : 3 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Adobe Acrobat Reader util.printf buffer overflow attempt RuleID : 27233 - Revision : 8 - Type : FILE-PDF |
2014-01-10 | Adobe Acrobat Reader util.printf buffer overflow attempt RuleID : 27232 - Revision : 8 - Type : FILE-PDF |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page retrieval RuleID : 27072 - Revision : 4 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page retrieval RuleID : 27071 - Revision : 4 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Multiple exploit kit Payload detection - info.dll RuleID : 26508 - Revision : 3 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackholev2 exploit kit jar file downloaded RuleID : 26434 - Revision : 4 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Nuclear exploit kit landing page RuleID : 26343 - Revision : 4 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Nuclear exploit kit landing page - specific structure RuleID : 26342 - Revision : 3 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Nuclear exploit kit landing page RuleID : 26341 - Revision : 3 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page retrieval - ff.php RuleID : 26339 - Revision : 4 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | IFRAMEr injection detection - leads to exploit kit RuleID : 26338 - Revision : 4 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page - specific structure RuleID : 26337 - Revision : 3 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page retrieval RuleID : 26227 - Revision : 5 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Multiple exploit kit 32-alpha jar request RuleID : 25798 - Revision : 10 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackholev2 exploit kit redirection successful RuleID : 25611 - Revision : 4 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackholev2 exploit kit landing page RuleID : 25569 - Revision : 4 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page retrieval RuleID : 25568 - Revision : 6 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Multiple Exploit Kit Payload detection - setup.exe RuleID : 25526 - Revision : 2 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackholev2 exploit kit redirection successful RuleID : 25388 - Revision : 4 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Multiple exploit kit Payload detection - readme.exe RuleID : 25387 - Revision : 4 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Multiple exploit kit Payload detection - about.exe RuleID : 25386 - Revision : 4 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Multiple exploit kit Payload detection - calc.exe RuleID : 25385 - Revision : 4 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Multiple exploit kit Payload detection - contacts.exe RuleID : 25384 - Revision : 4 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Multiple exploit kit Payload detection - info.exe RuleID : 25383 - Revision : 4 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Multiple exploit kit malicious jar file dropped RuleID : 25382 - Revision : 5 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackholev2 exploit kit url structure detected RuleID : 25043 - Revision : 4 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackholev2 exploit kit redirection successful RuleID : 24638 - Revision : 6 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackholev2 exploit kit redirection page - specific structure RuleID : 24637 - Revision : 6 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackholev2 exploit kit redirection page - specific structure RuleID : 24636 - Revision : 7 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackholev2 exploit kit landing page download attempt RuleID : 24608 - Revision : 6 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackholev2 exploit kit landing page received - specific structure RuleID : 24593 - Revision : 7 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page download attempt RuleID : 24548 - Revision : 5 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page download attempt RuleID : 24547 - Revision : 5 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackholev2 exploit kit landing page download attempt RuleID : 24546 - Revision : 6 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole admin page outbound access attempt RuleID : 24544 - Revision : 4 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole admin page inbound access attempt RuleID : 24543 - Revision : 4 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackholev2 exploit kit fallback executable download RuleID : 24501 - Revision : 5 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole - Cookie Set RuleID : 24475 - Revision : 3 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackholev2 exploit kit landing page Received RuleID : 24228 - Revision : 7 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackholev2 - URI Structure RuleID : 24227 - Revision : 9 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackholev2 exploit kit landing page received RuleID : 24226 - Revision : 6 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole possible email Landing to 8 chr folder RuleID : 24171 - Revision : 8 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page with specific structure RuleID : 24054 - Revision : 10 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page with specific structure RuleID : 24053 - Revision : 7 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page with specific structure - fewbgazr catch RuleID : 23962 - Revision : 7 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page with specific structure - hwehes RuleID : 23850 - Revision : 7 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole redirection attempt RuleID : 23849 - Revision : 8 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole redirection attempt RuleID : 23848 - Revision : 5 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole redirection page RuleID : 23797 - Revision : 6 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page with specific structure - Math.round catch RuleID : 23786 - Revision : 9 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page with specific structure - Math.floor catch RuleID : 23785 - Revision : 9 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page RuleID : 23781 - Revision : 7 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page request - tkr RuleID : 23622 - Revision : 7 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page with specific structure - prototype catch ... RuleID : 23619 - Revision : 7 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page download attempt RuleID : 23159 - Revision : 9 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page with specific structure - prototype catch RuleID : 23158 - Revision : 7 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Nuclear Pack exploit kit binary download RuleID : 23157 - Revision : 10 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Nuclear Pack exploit kit landing page RuleID : 23156 - Revision : 11 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole redirection attempt RuleID : 22949 - Revision : 5 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole Exploit Kit javascript service method RuleID : 22088 - Revision : 12 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole landing redirection page RuleID : 22041 - Revision : 6 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole suspected landing page RuleID : 22040 - Revision : 5 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole suspected landing page RuleID : 22039 - Revision : 5 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit landing page with specific structure - Loading RuleID : 21876 - Revision : 8 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Possible exploit kit post compromise activity - taskkill RuleID : 21875 - Revision : 5 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Possible exploit kit post compromise activity - StrReverse RuleID : 21874 - Revision : 5 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Phoenix exploit kit post-compromise behavior RuleID : 21860 - Revision : 5 - Type : MALWARE-CNC |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page with specific structure - catch RuleID : 21661 - Revision : 8 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page Requested - /Index/index.php RuleID : 21660 - Revision : 8 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page Requested - /Home/index.php RuleID : 21659 - Revision : 7 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page RuleID : 21658 - Revision : 7 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page - specific structure RuleID : 21657 - Revision : 7 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page with specific structure - prototype catch RuleID : 21646-community - Revision : 16 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page with specific structure - prototype catch RuleID : 21646 - Revision : 16 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Phoenix exploit kit landing page RuleID : 21640 - Revision : 6 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page with specific structure - BBB RuleID : 21581 - Revision : 9 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page with specific header RuleID : 21549 - Revision : 8 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page with specific header RuleID : 21539 - Revision : 8 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page with specific structure - prototype catch RuleID : 21492-community - Revision : 22 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page with specific structure - prototype catch RuleID : 21492 - Revision : 22 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit JavaScript carat string splitting with hostile applet RuleID : 21438-community - Revision : 7 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit JavaScript carat string splitting with hostile applet RuleID : 21438 - Revision : 7 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit URL - search.php?page= RuleID : 21348 - Revision : 8 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit URL - .php?page= RuleID : 21347 - Revision : 12 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit malicious jar download RuleID : 21346 - Revision : 7 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit malicious jar request RuleID : 21345 - Revision : 9 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit pdf download RuleID : 21344 - Revision : 5 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit pdf request RuleID : 21343 - Revision : 7 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit response RuleID : 21259 - Revision : 5 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit control panel access RuleID : 21141 - Revision : 7 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page RuleID : 21045 - Revision : 6 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit landing page RuleID : 21044 - Revision : 6 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit post-compromise download attempt - .php?e= RuleID : 21043 - Revision : 10 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit post-compromise download attempt - .php?f= RuleID : 21042 - Revision : 11 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Blackhole exploit kit URL - main.php?page= RuleID : 21041 - Revision : 12 - Type : EXPLOIT-KIT |
2014-01-10 | Adobe Acrobat Reader util.printf buffer overflow attempt RuleID : 18596 - Revision : 14 - Type : FILE-PDF |
2014-01-10 | Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF font processing memory corruption attempt RuleID : 15867 - Revision : 17 - Type : FILE-PDF |
2014-01-10 | Adobe Acrobat Reader util.printf buffer overflow attempt RuleID : 15014 - Revision : 15 - Type : FILE-PDF |
2014-01-10 | NOS Microsystems / Adobe getPlus Download Manager ActiveX clsid unicode access RuleID : 15008 - Revision : 6 - Type : WEB-ACTIVEX |
2014-01-10 | NOS Microsystems / Adobe getPlus Download Manager ActiveX clsid access RuleID : 15007 - Revision : 11 - Type : BROWSER-PLUGINS |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
Date | Description |
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2009-08-28 | Name : The version of Adobe Acrobat on the remote Windows host is affected by multip... File : adobe_acrobat_813.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2009-08-24 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0974.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2009-07-21 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_0_acroread-081107.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2009-01-14 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200901-09.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2008-11-24 | Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_acroread-5746.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2008-11-24 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_acroread-5749.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2008-11-04 | Name : The PDF file viewer on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulner... File : adobe_reader_813.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |