Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 5.0.7 Mailto Link WWWLaunchNetscape memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 5.0.7. The impacted element is the function WWWLaunchNetscape of the component Mailto Link Handler. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2003-0508. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 5.0.7 (Document Reader Software). Affected by this vulnerability is the function WWWLaunchNetscape of the component Mailto Link Handler. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the WWWLaunchNetscape function of Adobe Acrobat Reader (acroread) 5.0.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .pdf file with a long mailto link.

The weakness was published 08/07/2003 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-0508 since 07/03/2003. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (12479), Exploit-DB (22846), SecurityFocus (BID 8069†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8487†). Similar entry is available at VDB-132. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 801545
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader WWWLaunchNetscape Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (Linux)
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07/03/2003 +2 days 🔍
08/07/2003 +35 days 🔍
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07/03/2005 +696 days 🔍
08/14/2014 +3329 days 🔍
09/24/2024 +3694 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0508 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0508
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20665
X-Force: 12479
SecurityFocus: 8069
Vulnerability Center: 8487 - Buffer Overflow in Adobe Acrobat Reader <= 5.0.7 WWWLaunchNetscape Function, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/14/2014 18:32
Updated: 09/24/2024 13:07
Changes: 08/14/2014 18:32 (61), 04/07/2017 10:45 (1), 09/24/2024 13:07 (24)
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Cache ID: 216:FF6:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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