Adobe Acrobat 5.0.9 on Unix mailListIsPdf memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Adobe Acrobat 5.0.9 on Unix. Affected is the function mailListIsPdf. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2004-1152. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat 5.0.9 on Unix (Document Reader Software). Affected is the function mailListIsPdf. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in the mailListIsPdf function in Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.09 for Unix allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an e-mail message with a crafted PDF attachment.

The bug was discovered 10/14/2004. The weakness was shared 12/14/2004 by Greg MacManus with iDefense (Website). The advisory is shared for download at idefense.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-1152 since 12/07/2004. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 61 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18879 (FreeBSD : acroread5 -- mailListIsPdf() buffer overflow vulnerability (28e93883-539f-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at adobe.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 1 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18477), Tenable (18879), SecurityFocus (BID 11923†), OSVDB (12397†) and Secunia (SA13474†). The entry VDB-1045 is related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 18879
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : acroread5 -- mailListIsPdf() buffer overflow vulnerability (28e93883-539f-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82)
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OpenVAS ID: 52264
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: acroread, acroread4, acroread5
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Patch: adobe.com

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10/14/2004 🔍
12/07/2004 +54 days 🔍
12/14/2004 +7 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: idefense.com⛔
Researcher: Greg MacManus
Organization: iDefense
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-1152 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1152
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1044
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X-Force: 18477 - Adobe Acrobat Reader mailListIsPdf buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 11923 - Adobe Acrobat Reader Email Message Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 13474 - Adobe Acrobat Reader "mailListIsPdf()" Function Buffer Overflow, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 12397 - Adobe Acrobat Reader mailListIsPdf() Function Remote Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 6606 - Code Execution in Adobe Acrobat Reader (UNIX) 5.0.9 via Buffer Overflow, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/23/2004 11:00
Updated: 11/21/2024 05:50
Changes: 12/23/2004 11:00 (100), 06/30/2019 15:37 (1), 11/21/2024 05:50 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:CD5:103

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