Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1 code injection

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1 (Document Reader Software). This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Reader 8.1 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file, related to the mailto: option and Internet Explorer 7 on Windows XP. NOTE: this information is based upon a vague pre-advisory by a reliable researcher.

The weakness was released 09/21/2007 with GNUCITIZEN (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-5020 since 09/21/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27584 (Adobe Reader < 8.1.1 Crafted PDF File Arbitrary Code Execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5704.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36722) and Tenable (27584).

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 27584
Nessus Name: Adobe Reader < 8.1.1 Crafted PDF File Arbitrary Code Execution
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OpenVAS ID: 801525
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader URI Handler Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities Oct07 (Windows)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Organization: GNUCITIZEN
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5020 (🔍)
X-Force: 36722
SecurityTracker: 1018723
Vulnerability Center: 16596 - Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat Reader Unspecified Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution, Medium
SecurityFocus: 25748 - Adobe Acrobat Mailto PDF File Command Execution Vulnerability
Vupen: ADV-2007-3392

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Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 10/15/2018 06:43
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (67), 10/15/2018 06:43 (16)
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