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Adobe Reader Integer Overflow Vulnerability - Jan 12 (Linux)

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

Buffer overflow

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

7.5

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

12 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

This host is installed with Adobe Reader and is prone to integer overflow vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

The flaw is due to an integer overflow error, which allow the attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Adobe Reader version 9.x before 9.4.6 on Linux.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Upgrade Adobe Reader to 9.4.6 or later.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)