Adobe Acrobat 8.1.1 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat 8.1.1. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in code injection. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2007-5663. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Acrobat 8.1.1 (Document Reader Software). This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file that calls an insecure JavaScript method in the EScript.api plug-in. NOTE: this issue might be subsumed by CVE-2008-0655.

The weakness was released 02/12/2008 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-5663 since 10/23/2007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 40800 (Adobe Acrobat < 8.1.2 / 7.1.0 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 115801 (Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB08-13)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (40800), SecurityFocus (BID 27641†) and Secunia (SA29065†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3523, VDB-3593, VDB-3595 and VDB-3592. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 40800
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 8.1.2 / 7.1.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 60504
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200803-01 (acroread)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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10/23/2007 🔍
02/06/2008 +105 days 🔍
02/12/2008 +6 days 🔍
02/12/2008 +0 days 🔍
02/24/2008 +12 days 🔍
05/16/2008 +81 days 🔍
08/28/2009 +469 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2026 days 🔍
12/09/2024 +3556 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5663 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5663
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40971

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SecurityFocus: 27641
Secunia: 29065 - Red Hat update for acroread, Highly Critical
Vupen: ADV-2008-1966

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 12/09/2024 05:50
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (63), 10/15/2018 06:44 (10), 07/31/2021 07:06 (4), 12/09/2024 05:50 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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