Adobe Acrobat 8.1.1/8.1.2 memory corruption

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A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Acrobat 8.1.1/8.1.2 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Download Manager in Adobe Reader 8.1.2 and earlier on Windows allows remote attackers to change Internet Security options on a client machine via unknown vectors.

The bug was discovered 11/04/2008. The weakness was shared 11/05/2008 with Adobe (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-4816 since 10/31/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 40802 (Adobe Acrobat < 8.1.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116027 (Adobe Acrobat/Reader "util.printf()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (APSB08-19)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46336), Tenable (40802), SecurityFocus (BID 32103†), OSVDB (50243†) and Secunia (SA32872†).

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 40802
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 8.1.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 800051
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader/Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities - Nov08 (Linux)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Organization: Adobe
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-4816 (🔍)
X-Force: 46336
SecurityFocus: 32103 - NOS Microsystems getPlus Download Manager Unauthorized Access Vulnerability
Secunia: 32872
OSVDB: 50243 - CVE-2008-4816 - Adobe - Download Manager - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1021140
Vulnerability Center: 19944 - Adobe Reader <8.1.3 on Windows Download Manager Remote Internet Security Options Manipulation, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-3001

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/20/2019 12:21
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (68), 08/20/2019 12:21 (16)
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Cache ID: 3:A54:103

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