SB2008050601 - Two remote code execution vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader
Published: May 6, 2008 Updated: March 1, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2008050601
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2007-4768)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to heap-based buffer overflow in Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library when handling of a single Unicode sequence by multiple character classes. A remote attacker can create a specially data, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
2) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2008-2042)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to buffer overflow in a JavaScript function. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .pdf file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.