Adobe Acrobat Mailto PDF File Command Execution Vulnerability

BID:25748

Info

Adobe Acrobat Mailto PDF File Command Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 25748
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2007-5020
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 20 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 03 2007 12:46AM
Credit: pdp (architect) <[email protected]> discovered this issue.
Vulnerable: Adobe Reader 7.0.9
Adobe Reader 7.0.8
Adobe Reader 7.0.8
Adobe Reader 7.0.7
Adobe Reader 7.0.6
Adobe Reader 7.0.5
Adobe Reader 7.0.4
Adobe Reader 7.0.3
Adobe Reader 7.0.2
Adobe Reader 7.0.1
Adobe Reader 7.0
Adobe Reader 6.0.4
Adobe Reader 6.0.3
Adobe Reader 6.0.2
Adobe Reader 6.0.1
Adobe Reader 6.0
Adobe Reader 5.1
Adobe Reader 5.0.10
Adobe Reader 5.0.5
Adobe Reader 5.0
Adobe Reader 4.0.5 A
Adobe Reader 4.0 5c
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Adobe Reader 4.0 5
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Adobe Reader 4.0
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Adobe Reader 3.0
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Adobe Reader 8.1
Adobe Reader 8.0
Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.0.8
Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.0.7
Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.0.6
Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.0.5
Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.0.4
Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.0.3
Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.0.2
Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.0.1
Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.0
Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.1
Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.0
Adobe Acrobat Reader (UNIX) 7.0.1
Adobe Acrobat Reader (UNIX) 7.0
Adobe Acrobat Reader (UNIX) 5.0.11
Adobe Acrobat Reader (UNIX) 5.0.10
+ Gentoo Linux
Adobe Acrobat Reader (UNIX) 5.0.9
+ Gentoo Linux
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Connectivity Server
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Database Server 0
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
+ 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
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 8.2
+ SuSE Linux 8.1
+ SuSE Linux 8.0 i386
+ SuSE Linux 8.0
+ SuSE Linux Desktop 1.0
+ SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
+ SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
+ SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 7
Adobe Acrobat Reader (UNIX) 5.0.8
+ Gentoo Linux
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Connectivity Server
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Database Server 0
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
+ 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
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 8.2
+ SuSE Linux 8.1
+ SuSE Linux 8.0 i386
+ SuSE Linux 8.0
+ SuSE Linux Desktop 1.0
+ SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
+ SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
+ SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 7
Adobe Acrobat Reader (UNIX) 5.0 7
Adobe Acrobat Reader (UNIX) 5.0 6
Adobe Acrobat Reader (UNIX) 5.0 5
- Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1
- Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1
- Debian Linux 2.2
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
- Redhat Linux 7.3
- Redhat Linux 7.1
- Redhat Linux 7.0
- Slackware Linux 8.0
- Slackware Linux 7.1
- Slackware Linux 7.0
- Sun Solaris 8_sparc
- Sun Solaris 7.0
- Sun Solaris 2.6
- SuSE Linux 8.0
- SuSE Linux 7.1
Adobe Acrobat Reader (UNIX) 5.0
Adobe Acrobat Reader (UNIX) 4.0 5
- Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1
- Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1
- Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1
- Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1
- Debian Linux 2.2
- Debian Linux 2.2
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
- Redhat Linux 7.1
- Redhat Linux 7.1
- Redhat Linux 7.0
- Redhat Linux 7.0
- Slackware Linux 8.0
- Slackware Linux 7.1
- Slackware Linux 7.1
- Slackware Linux 7.0
- Slackware Linux 7.0
- Sun Solaris 8_sparc
- Sun Solaris 8_sparc
- Sun Solaris 7.0
- Sun Solaris 7.0
- Sun Solaris 2.6
- Sun Solaris 2.6
- SuSE Linux 7.2
- SuSE Linux 7.2
- SuSE Linux 7.1
- SuSE Linux 7.1
- SuSE Linux 7.0
- SuSE Linux 7.0
Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.8
Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.7
Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.6
Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.5
Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.4
Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.3
Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.2
Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.1
Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0
Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1
Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.0
Adobe Acrobat 3D 0
Adobe Acrobat 7.0.3
Adobe Acrobat 7.0.2
Adobe Acrobat 7.0.1
Adobe Acrobat 7.0
Adobe Acrobat 6.0.5
Adobe Acrobat 6.0.4
Adobe Acrobat 6.0.3
Adobe Acrobat 6.0.2
Adobe Acrobat 6.0.1
Adobe Acrobat 6.0
Adobe Acrobat 5.0.10
Adobe Acrobat 5.0.5
Adobe Acrobat 5.0
Adobe Acrobat 4.0.5 A
Adobe Acrobat 4.0 5c
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Adobe Acrobat 4.0 5
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Adobe Acrobat 4.0
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Adobe Acrobat 3.1
Adobe Acrobat 3.0
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Not Vulnerable: Adobe Reader 8.1.1
Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1.1

Discussion

Adobe Acrobat Mailto PDF File Command Execution Vulnerability

Adobe Acrobat is prone to a command-execution vulnerability when handling malicious PDF files.

Remote attackers can exploit this issue to compromise affected computers..

The vendor reports that this issue can be exploited only through Internet Explorer 7 installed on Microsoft Windows XP.

This issue is related to the one described in BID 25945 (Microsoft Windows URI Handler Command Execution Vulnerability).

NOTE: The issue is being exploited in the wild by Trojan.Pdief.A.

http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2007-102310-3513-99

Exploit / POC

Adobe Acrobat Mailto PDF File Command Execution Vulnerability

Symantec has reported that this issue is being exploited in the wild by Trojan.Pidief.A.

UPDATE: Core Security Technologies has developed a working commercial exploit for its CORE IMPACT product. This exploit is not otherwise publicly available or known to be circulating in the wild.

Solution / Fix

Adobe Acrobat Mailto PDF File Command Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
An advisory along with fixes are available; please see the references for information on obtaining and applying fixes.

References

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