National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2010-1240

Overview

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, do not restrict the contents of one text field in the Launch File warning dialog, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick users into executing an arbitrary local program that was specified in a PDF document, as demonstrated by a text field that claims that the Open button will enable the user to read an encrypted message.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA10-231A

Name: TA10-231A

Hyperlink:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-231A.html

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2010-1636

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1636

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1024159

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024159

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-15.html

Hyperlink:http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-15.html

External Source: OVAL

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7466

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7466

External Source: MLIST

Name: [dailydave] 20100401 0day, it may not be

Hyperlink:http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-April/006075.html

External Source: MISC

Name: http://blog.didierstevens.com/2010/06/29/quickpost-no-escape-from-pdf/

Hyperlink:http://blog.didierstevens.com/2010/06/29/quickpost-no-escape-from-pdf/

External Source: MISC

Name: http://blog.didierstevens.com/2010/03/29/escape-from-pdf/

Hyperlink:http://blog.didierstevens.com/2010/03/29/escape-from-pdf/

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7466

Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7466