Adobe Acrobat and Reader CVE-2010-0197 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

BID:39518

Info

Adobe Acrobat and Reader CVE-2010-0197 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 39518
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2010-0197
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 15 2010 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 08:34AM
Credit: James Quirk of Los Alamos, New Mexico
Vulnerable: SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP3
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.2
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.1
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.0
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS Extras 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux Extras 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES Extras 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS Extras 4
RedHat Desktop Extras 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary 5 server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary 5 client
Gentoo Linux
Adobe Reader 9.3.1
Adobe Reader 9.1.3
Adobe Reader 9.1.2
Adobe Reader 9.1.1
Adobe Reader 8.2.1
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 9.3.1
Adobe Acrobat Standard 9.1.3
Adobe Acrobat Standard 9.1.2
Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.2.1
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 9.3.1
Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.2.1
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 8.2
Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1.2 Security Updat
Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1
Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.0
Adobe Acrobat 9.3.1
Adobe Acrobat 9.1.1
Adobe Acrobat 9.3
Adobe Acrobat 9.2
Not Vulnerable: Adobe Reader 9.3.2
Adobe Reader 8.2.2
Adobe Acrobat Standard 9.3.2
Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.2.2
Adobe Acrobat Professional 9.3.2
Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.2.2
Adobe Acrobat 9.3.2
Adobe Acrobat 8.2.2

Discussion

Adobe Acrobat and Reader CVE-2010-0197 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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

Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running an affected application or to cause a denial-of-service condition.

The following products are affected:

Adobe Reader 9.3.1 and prior for Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX
Adobe Acrobat 9.3.1 and prior for Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Reader 8.2.1 and prior for Windows and Macintosh
Acrobat 8.2.1 and prior for Windows and Macintosh

Note: This vulnerability was previously documented in BID 39329 (Adobe Acrobat and Reader April 2010 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities) but has been given its own record to better document the issue.

Exploit / POC

Adobe Acrobat and Reader CVE-2010-0197 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Adobe Acrobat and Reader CVE-2010-0197 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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


S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.0

S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.1

S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.2

References

Adobe Acrobat and Reader CVE-2010-0197 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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