Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 7.0.8 Compact Font Array cross site scripting

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A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 7.0.8 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Compact Font Array Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat Reader Plugin before 8.0.0, and possibly the plugin distributed with Adobe Reader 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2, for Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Google Chrome, Opera 8.5.4 build 770, and Opera 9.10.8679 on Windows allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript and conduct other attacks via a .pdf URL with a javascript: or res: URI with (1) FDF, (2) XML, and (3) XFDF AJAX parameters, or (4) an arbitrarily named name=URI anchor identifier, aka "Universal XSS (UXSS)."

The weakness was released 10/09/2009 by Stefano Di Paola with ZDI (Website). The advisory is shared for download at adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-0045 since 01/02/2007. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42318 (openSUSE 10 Security Update : acroread (acroread-6588)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116635 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (APSB09-15)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (42318). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 2793, 4037, 4041 and 4039.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 42318
Nessus Name: openSUSE 10 Security Update : acroread (acroread-6588)
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OpenVAS ID: 58468
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1336-1 (mozilla-firefox)
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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Researcher: Stefano Di Paola
Organization: ZDI
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-0045 (🔍)
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X-Force: 31271
SecurityTracker: 1023007
SecurityFocus: 21858 - Adobe Reader Plugin Open Parameters Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 36983 - Adobe Reader/Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities, Extremely Critical
Vupen: ADV-2007-0032

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 10/19/2009 10:28
Updated: 03/17/2021 13:57
Changes: 10/19/2009 10:28 (78), 10/17/2018 08:59 (14), 03/17/2021 13:57 (3)
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