Adobe Acrobat Reader For Unix UUDecode Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
BID:10932
Info
Adobe Acrobat Reader For Unix UUDecode Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 10932 |
| Class: | Boundary Condition Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2004-0631 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | Yes |
| Published: | Aug 12 2004 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Jul 12 2009 06:16AM |
| Credit: | The person who disclosed this vulnerability wishes to remain anonymous. |
| Vulnerable: |
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1 S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 x86_64 S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 Adobe Acrobat Reader (UNIX) 5.0 6 Adobe Acrobat Reader (UNIX) 5.0 5 Adobe Acrobat Reader (UNIX) 5.0 |
| Not Vulnerable: |
Adobe Acrobat Reader (UNIX) 5.0.9 |
Discussion
Adobe Acrobat Reader For Unix UUDecode Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Acrobat Reader for Unix is reported to be susceptible to a buffer overflow vulnerability when handling UUEncoded data files.
This vulnerability presents itself when Acrobat Reader attempts to view a malicious UUEncoded file. Upon opening a file, Acrobat Reader automatically attempts to decode files that have been UUEncoded.
Successful exploitation could result in execution of arbitrary code in the context of the user opening the malicious file.
Adobe Acrobat for Unix platforms versions 5.05 and 5.06 have been reported vulnerable, version 5.0.9 is reported fixed. Other versions are likely vulnerable as well.
Acrobat Reader for Unix is reported to be susceptible to a buffer overflow vulnerability when handling UUEncoded data files.
This vulnerability presents itself when Acrobat Reader attempts to view a malicious UUEncoded file. Upon opening a file, Acrobat Reader automatically attempts to decode files that have been UUEncoded.
Successful exploitation could result in execution of arbitrary code in the context of the user opening the malicious file.
Adobe Acrobat for Unix platforms versions 5.05 and 5.06 have been reported vulnerable, version 5.0.9 is reported fixed. Other versions are likely vulnerable as well.
Exploit / POC
Adobe Acrobat Reader For Unix UUDecode Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.
Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.
Solution / Fix
Adobe Acrobat Reader For Unix UUDecode Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Solution:
It is reported that Acrobat Reader (UNIX) version 5.0.9 is not vulnerable to this issue. This has not been confirmed at the moment.
SuSE has released advisory (SUSE-SA:2004:028), in the addendum of this advisory it is announced that an acroread fix to address this and other vulnerabilities is available on the SuSE updates FTP server:
ftp://ftp.suse.com
Gentoo has released an advisory (GLSA 200408-14) to address multiple issues in Adobe Acrobat Reader. Please see the referenced advisory for more information. Gentoo users may carry out the following commands to update their computers:
emerge sync
emerge -pv ">=app-text/acroread-5.09"
emerge ">=app-text/acroread-5.09"
RedHat has released an advisory (RHSA-2004:432-08) to address Acrobat Reader issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Please see the advisory in Web references for more information.
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
Solution:
It is reported that Acrobat Reader (UNIX) version 5.0.9 is not vulnerable to this issue. This has not been confirmed at the moment.
SuSE has released advisory (SUSE-SA:2004:028), in the addendum of this advisory it is announced that an acroread fix to address this and other vulnerabilities is available on the SuSE updates FTP server:
ftp://ftp.suse.com
Gentoo has released an advisory (GLSA 200408-14) to address multiple issues in Adobe Acrobat Reader. Please see the referenced advisory for more information. Gentoo users may carry out the following commands to update their computers:
emerge sync
emerge -pv ">=app-text/acroread-5.09"
emerge ">=app-text/acroread-5.09"
RedHat has released an advisory (RHSA-2004:432-08) to address Acrobat Reader issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Please see the advisory in Web references for more information.
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 x86_64
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SuSE acroread-51611
http://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/x86_64/update/9.0/patches/acroread-51611
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
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SuSE acroread-51591
SuSE Linux 9.0 & 9.1
http://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/9.0/patches/acroread-51591
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
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SuSE acroread-51591
SuSE Linux 9.0 & 9.1
http://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/9.0/patches/acroread-51591
References
Adobe Acrobat Reader For Unix UUDecode Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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