Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 7.0.8 on Windows ActiveX AcroPDF.dll denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 7.0.8 on Windows. The impacted element is an unknown function in the library AcroPDF.dll of the component ActiveX Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2006-6027. In addition, an exploit is available. It is advised to disable the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 7.0.8 on Windows (Document Reader Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code in the library AcroPDF.dll of the component ActiveX Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Reader (Adobe Acrobat Reader) 7.0 through 7.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long argument string to the LoadFile method in an AcroPDF ActiveX control.

The weakness was presented 11/30/2006 by Michal Bucko (Website). The advisory is shared at adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-6027 since 11/21/2006. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at downloads.securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23776 (Adobe Reader < 8.0 AcroPDF ActiveX Control 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 115486 (Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB06-20)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at adobe.com. A possible mitigation has been published 5 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 13913. In this case the pattern AcroPDF.PDF is used for detection. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4911.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30574), Tenable (23776), SecurityFocus (BID 21155†), OSVDB (31057†) and Secunia (SA23138†). See VDB-33573 for similar entry. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 23776
Nessus Name: Adobe Reader < 8.0 AcroPDF ActiveX Control Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801525
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities Dec06 (Windows)
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Recommended: Disable
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Patch: adobe.com

Snort ID: 13913
Snort Message: WEB-ACTIVEX AcroPDF.PDF ActiveX function call access
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11/16/2006 🔍
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11/21/2006 +4 days 🔍
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11/28/2006 +7 days 🔍
11/29/2006 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Researcher: Michal Bucko
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-6027 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6027
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2713
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X-Force: 30574 - Adobe Reader and Acrobat AcroPDF.dll code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 21155 - Adobe Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 23138 - Adobe Reader / Acrobat AcroPDF ActiveX Control Bugs, Not Critical
OSVDB: 31057 - Adobe Reader AcroPDF ActiveX Control LoadFile Method Arbitrary Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1017297
Vulnerability Center: 13233 - Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 - 7.0.8 Remote Denial of Service and Code Execution, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-4751

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

Created: 12/01/2006 09:42
Updated: 01/17/2025 03:21
Changes: 12/01/2006 09:42 (100), 10/18/2018 07:29 (16), 01/17/2025 03:21 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:CA5:103

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