Adobe Reader/Acrobat Denial of Service Vulnerability (May09)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
This host is installed with Adobe Reader/Acrobat and is prone to Denial of Service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
This flaw is due to memory corruption error in 'getAnnots' methods in the JavaScript API while processing malicious PDF files that calls this vulnerable method with crafted integer arguments.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Adobe Reader/Acrobat version 9.1 and prior on Windows.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Adobe Reader/Acrobat version 9.3.2 or later.
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
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