Adobe Acrobat 6.0/6.0.1/6.0.2 Embedded Macromedia Flash Handler privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat 6.0/6.0.1/6.0.2. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file Embedded Macromedia Flash Handler. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-1598. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Adobe Acrobat 6.0/6.0.1/6.0.2 (Document Reader Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file Embedded Macromedia Flash Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat Reader 6.0 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a PDF file that contains an embedded Shockwave (swf) file that references files outside of the temporary directory.

The bug was discovered 10/12/2004. The weakness was released 10/13/2004 by Jelmer as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-1598 since 02/20/2005. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at securiteam.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 105064 (Adobe Acrobat Reader Remote Access Validation Vulnerability).

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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17694), SecurityFocus (BID 11386†), OSVDB (10716†), Secunia (SA12809†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1011651†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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OpenVAS ID: 801525
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader SWF Information Disclosure Vulnerability (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: adobe.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Jelmer
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-1598 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1598
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-901
X-Force: 17694 - Adobe Acrobat Reader embedded SWF can be used to read local files, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 11386 - Adobe Acrobat Reader Remote Access Validation Vulnerability
Secunia: 12809 - Adobe Acrobat / Adobe Reader Disclosure of Sensitive Information, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 10716 - Adobe Acrobat Reader Embedded SWF Arbitrary File Read
SecurityTracker: 1011651
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com
Vulnerability Center: 8488 - Local Files Read in Adobe Acrobat 6.0 via Embedded Shockwave File, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 10/14/2004 15:21
Updated: 07/06/2025 16:39
Changes: 10/14/2004 15:21 (87), 06/29/2019 16:35 (6), 07/06/2025 16:39 (19)
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Cache ID: 216:ED1:103

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