Adobe Acrobat/Adobe Reader Arbitrary File Execution Vulnerability

BID:14076

Info

Adobe Acrobat/Adobe Reader Arbitrary File Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 14076
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2005-1623
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 28 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 04:06PM
Credit: Discovery is credited to Aandi Inston.
Vulnerable: Adobe Reader 7.0.1
Adobe Reader 7.0
Adobe Acrobat 7.0.1
Adobe Acrobat 7.0
Not Vulnerable: Adobe Reader 7.0.2
Adobe Acrobat 7.0.2

Discussion

Adobe Acrobat/Adobe Reader Arbitrary File Execution Vulnerability

Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader running on Mac OS X are affected by a vulnerability that can allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary files on a computer.

This issue arises when a PDF file containing malicious JavaScript code is handled by the applications.

Exploitation of this issue can lead to various attacks including execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader.

Exploit / POC

Adobe Acrobat/Adobe Reader Arbitrary File Execution 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]>.

Solution / Fix

Adobe Acrobat/Adobe Reader Arbitrary File Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
Adobe has released an advisory including updates to address this issue.


Adobe Acrobat 7.0

Adobe Reader 7.0

Adobe Reader 7.0.1

Adobe Acrobat 7.0.1

References

Adobe Acrobat/Adobe Reader Arbitrary File Execution Vulnerability

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