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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-2042

Original release date:05/08/2008

Last revised:01/29/2009

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

The Javascript API in Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.9 and possibly 8.1.1 exposes a dangerous method, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or trigger a buffer overflow via a crafted PDF file that invokes app.checkForUpdate with a malicious callback function.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS v2 Base Score:9.3 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (legend)

Impact Subscore: 10.0

Exploitability Subscore: 8.6

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism

Access Complexity: Medium

Authentication: Not required to exploit

Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

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External Source: XF

Name: adobe-appcheckforupdate-code-execution(42237)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/42237

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20080507 Adobe Acrobat Professional Javascript For PDF Security Feature Bypass and Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/491735/100/0/threaded

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2008-1966

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html

Hyperlink:http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html