Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 8.1.1 DOC.Print Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader. This affects the function DOC.Print. The manipulation results in Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2008-0655. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader (Document Reader Software). Affected is the function DOC.Print. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 8.1.2 have unknown impact and attack vectors.

The weakness was shared 02/06/2008 by Paul with Fortinet Security Research Team (Website). The advisory is available at adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-0655 since 02/07/2008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as attacked. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31126 (SuSE 10 Security Update : Acrobat Reader (ZYPP Patch Number 5010)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165670 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update Acrobat Reader (SUSE-SA:2008:009)). This issue was added on 06/08/2022 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 06/22/2022:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 21438. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5942.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (40789), Tenable (31126), SecurityFocus (BID 27641†), Secunia (SA28802†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1019346†). The entries VDB-3523, VDB-3593, VDB-3595 and VDB-3592 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Attacked
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Nessus ID: 31126
Nessus Name: SuSE 10 Security Update : Acrobat Reader (ZYPP Patch Number 5010)
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OpenVAS ID: 850034
OpenVAS Name: SurgeMail SurgeWeb Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: adobe.com

Snort ID: 21438
Snort Message: EXPLOIT-KIT Blackhole exploit kit JavaScript carat string splitting with hostile applet
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Researcher: Paul
Organization: Fortinet Security Research Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0655 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0655
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3594

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X-Force: 40789
SecurityFocus: 27641 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader Multiple Arbitrary Code Execution and Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28802 - Adobe Reader/Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1019346
Vulnerability Center: 17695 - Adobe Reader and Acrobat Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability Allows Local Code Execution, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0425

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

Created: 02/18/2008 09:57
Updated: 09/09/2024 22:30
Changes: 02/18/2008 09:57 (95), 10/18/2018 07:29 (11), 04/26/2024 19:00 (29), 06/28/2024 21:08 (12), 09/09/2024 22:30 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:1ED:103

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