Adobe Acrobat < 8.1.1 Crafted PDF File Arbitrary Code Execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 40799

Synopsis

The version of Adobe Acrobat on the remote Windows host allows execution of arbitrary code.

Description

The version of Adobe Acrobat installed on the remote host is earlier than 8.1.1. Such versions allow execution of arbitrary code by means of a specially crafted PDF file with a malicious 'mailto:' link.

Note that the issue only exists on systems running Windows XP or Windows 2003 with Internet Explorer 7.0.

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe Acrobat 8.1.1 or later or disable 'mailto' support as described in the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 40799

File Name: adobe_acrobat_811.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 8/28/2009

Updated: 5/31/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2007-5020

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, Host/OS/smb, installed_sw/Adobe Acrobat

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/4/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/29/2008

Exploitable With

CANVAS (D2ExploitPack)

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-5020

BID: 25748

CWE: 94

Detections

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