Adobe Acrobat up to 6.0.4 Source Handler memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat 6.0/6.0.1/6.0.2/6.0.3/6.0.4. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file Source Handler. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-3453. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat 6.0/6.0.1/6.0.2/6.0.3/6.0.4 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file Source Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat 6.0 to 6.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors in a document that triggers the overflow when it is distilled to PDF.

The bug was discovered 07/11/2006. The weakness was disclosed 07/12/2006 with Adobe (Website). The advisory is shared for download at adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-3453 since 07/07/2006. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22035 (Adobe Acrobat < 6.0.5 PDF Distillation Overflow), 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 115376 (Adobe Acrobat Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (APSB06-09)).

Upgrading to version 6.0.5 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 even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27676), Tenable (22035), SecurityFocus (BID 18943†), OSVDB (27156†) and Secunia (SA21014†). The entry VDB-2373 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 22035
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 6.0.5 PDF Distillation Overflow
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat 6.0.5
Patch: adobe.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Researcher: http://www.adobe.com
Organization: Adobe
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-3453 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3453
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2372
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X-Force: 27676 - Adobe Acrobat PostScript to PDF file distilling buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 18943 - Adobe Acrobat Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 21014 - Adobe Acrobat Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 27156 - Adobe Acrobat PDF Distillation Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1016477
Vulnerability Center: 12308 - Adobe Acrobat 6.0-6.0.4 Remote Code Execution Due to Buffer Overflow, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-2759

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/17/2006 13:08
Updated: 06/19/2025 23:27
Changes: 07/17/2006 13:08 (94), 09/05/2019 13:34 (2), 11/24/2024 20:35 (16), 06/19/2025 23:27 (2)
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