Adobe Acrobat 8.1.1 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Acrobat 8.1.1. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in numeric error. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-0726. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Acrobat 8.1.1 (Document Reader Software). Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Integer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments to the printSepsWithParams, which triggers memory corruption.

The weakness was published 02/12/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-0726 since 02/10/2008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

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 165670 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update Acrobat Reader (SUSE-SA:2008:009)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5941.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (40789), Tenable (40800), SecurityFocus (BID 27641†), Secunia (SA28983†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-17742†). Similar entries are available at VDB-3523, VDB-3593, VDB-3595 and VDB-3592. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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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: 850034
OpenVAS Name: SurgeMail SurgeWeb Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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02/10/2008 +4 days 🔍
02/11/2008 +1 days 🔍
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02/18/2008 +6 days 🔍
02/25/2008 +7 days 🔍
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08/28/2009 +469 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2026 days 🔍
07/31/2021 +2329 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-0726 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0726
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40980

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X-Force: 40789
SecurityFocus: 27641
Secunia: 28983 - SUSE update for acroread, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 17742 - Adobe Acrobat Reader and Acrobat Allows Remote Code Execution via Crafted PDF File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1966

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 07/31/2021 08:00
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (70), 10/15/2018 06:44 (14), 07/31/2021 08:00 (4)
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