Adobe PageMaker MAIPM6.dll Long Font Name Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:25989

Info

Adobe PageMaker MAIPM6.dll Long Font Name Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 25989
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2007-5169
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 09 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 15 2007 12:37AM
Credit: The vendor credits Tan Chew Keong with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Adobe Pagemaker 7.0.2
Adobe Pagemaker 7.0.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Adobe PageMaker MAIPM6.dll Long Font Name Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Adobe PageMaker is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because the application fails to bounds-check user-supplied data before copying it into an insufficiently sized buffer.

An attacker could exploit this issue to crash affected applications, deny service to legitimate users, or take over the system. A vendor-supplied fix is available.

This issue affects PageMaker 7.0.1 and 7.0.2; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Adobe PageMaker MAIPM6.dll Long Font Name Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim to open a specially crafted PageMaker file.

NOTE: The researcher responsible for discovering this issue has developed proof-of-concept exploit code, but it is not publicly available; please see the references for details.

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 PageMaker MAIPM6.dll Long Font Name Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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


Adobe Pagemaker 7.0.1

Adobe Pagemaker 7.0.2

References

Adobe PageMaker MAIPM6.dll Long Font Name Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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