Adobe Acrobat 8.1.1/8.1.2 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat 8.1.1/8.1.2. This affects an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-4813. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Acrobat 8.1.1/8.1.2 (Document Reader Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.2 and earlier, and before 7.1.1, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document that (1) performs unspecified actions on a Collab object that trigger memory corruption, related to a GetCosObj method; or (2) contains a malformed PDF object that triggers memory corruption during parsing.

The weakness was released 11/05/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-4813 since 10/30/2008. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 40802 (Adobe Acrobat < 8.1.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116027 (Adobe Acrobat/Reader "util.printf()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (APSB08-19)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. 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 (46344), Tenable (40802), SecurityFocus (BID 32100†), Secunia (SA32872†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1021140†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3863, VDB-42639, VDB-45323 and VDB-44870. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 40802
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 8.1.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 800051
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader/Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities - Nov08 (Linux)
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10/30/2008 🔍
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11/05/2008 +1 days 🔍
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11/09/2008 +4 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2319 days 🔍
08/03/2021 +2331 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-4813 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4813
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44866

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X-Force: 46344
SecurityFocus: 32100
Secunia: 32872
SecurityTracker: 1021140
Vulnerability Center: 19941 - Adobe Reader and Acrobat < 8.1.3 Remote Code Execution Related to GetCosObj Method or to Parsing, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-3001

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/03/2021 07:36
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (41), 10/15/2018 06:45 (35), 08/03/2021 07:30 (4), 08/03/2021 07:36 (1)
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