Adobe Acrobat and Reader CVE-2010-0188 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

BID:38195

Info

Adobe Acrobat and Reader CVE-2010-0188 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 38195
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2010-0188
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 11 2010 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 07 2010 09:12PM
Credit: Microsoft Vulnerability Research Program (MSVR)
Vulnerable: SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP3
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 11
SuSE Moblin 2.0
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.2
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.1
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.0
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES Extras 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4.8.z
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS 5.4.z server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary 5 client
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client
Gentoo Linux
Adobe Reader 9.1.3
Adobe Reader 9.1.2
Adobe Reader 9.1.1
Adobe Reader 8.1.7
Adobe Reader 8.1.6
Adobe Reader 8.1.5
Adobe Reader 8.1.4
Adobe Reader 8.1.3
Adobe Reader 8.1.2
Adobe Reader 8.1.1
Adobe Reader 9.3
Adobe Reader 9.2
Adobe Reader 9.1
Adobe Reader 9
Adobe Reader 8.2
Adobe Reader 8.1.2 Security Updat
Adobe Reader 8.1
Adobe Reader 8.0
Adobe Acrobat Standard 9.1.3
Adobe Acrobat Standard 9.1.2
Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.1.7
Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.1.6
Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.1.4
Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.1.3
Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.1.2
Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.1.1
Adobe Acrobat Standard 9.3
Adobe Acrobat Standard 9.2
Adobe Acrobat Standard 9.1
Adobe Acrobat Standard 9
Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.2
Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.1
Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.0
Adobe Acrobat Professional 9.1.3
Adobe Acrobat Professional 9.1.2
Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1.7
Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1.6
Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1.4
Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1.3
Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1.2
Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1.1
Adobe Acrobat Professional 9.3
Adobe Acrobat Professional 9.2
Adobe Acrobat Professional 9.1
Adobe Acrobat Professional 9
Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.2
Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1.2 Security Updat
Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1
Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.0
Adobe Acrobat 9.1.1
Adobe Acrobat 9.3
Adobe Acrobat 9.2
Not Vulnerable: Adobe Reader 9.3.1
Adobe Reader 8.2.1
Adobe Acrobat Standard 9.3.1
Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.2.1
Adobe Acrobat Professional 9.3.1
Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.2.1

Discussion

Adobe Acrobat and Reader CVE-2010-0188 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Adobe Acrobat and Reader are prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code within the context of the affected application. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition.

The following products are affected:

Reader 9.3 for Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX
Acrobat 9.3 for Windows and Macintosh
Reader 8.2 for Windows and Macintosh
Acrobat 8.2 for Windows and Macintosh

NOTE: This BID was originally titled 'Adobe Acrobat and Reader APSB10-07 Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities' but has been updated with the release of the Adobe patches.

NOTE (February 19, 2010): Reports indicate that this issue may be related to the vulnerability discussed in BID 19283 (LibTIFF TiffFetchShortPair Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability). We will update this BID as more information emerges.

Exploit / POC

Adobe Acrobat and Reader CVE-2010-0188 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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.

Reports indicate that this issue is being actively exploited in the wild.

The following exploit code is available:

Solution / Fix

Adobe Acrobat and Reader CVE-2010-0188 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

References

Adobe Acrobat and Reader CVE-2010-0188 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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