CVE-2007-0048: Medium severity Adobe Acrobat vulnerability

Published Jan 3, 2007
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Updated

Adobe Acrobat Reader Plugin before 8.0.0, and possibly the plugin distributed with Adobe Reader 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2, when used with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, or Opera, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a long sequence of # (hash) characters appended to a PDF URL, related to a "cross-site scripting issue."

Affected Software

36 affected components
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.6
Adobe Acrobat Reader=7.0.5
Adobe Acrobat Reader=7.0.6
Adobe Acrobat=7.0
Adobe Acrobat=7.0
Adobe Acrobat Reader=7.0.8
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.5
Adobe Acrobat Reader=6.0.3
Adobe Acrobat<=7.0.8
Adobe Acrobat 3d
Adobe Acrobat Reader=7.0.7
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.3
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.4
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.6
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.5
Adobe Acrobat Reader=7.0.3
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.2
Adobe Acrobat Reader=7.0.1
Adobe Acrobat Reader=7.0.2
Adobe Acrobat Reader=7.0
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.7
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.8
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.1
Adobe Acrobat Reader=6.0.1
Adobe Acrobat Reader=6.0.5
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.7
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.4
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.8
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.2
Adobe Acrobat Reader=6.0
Adobe Acrobat Reader=6.0.2
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.3
Adobe Acrobat Reader=6.0.4
Adobe Acrobat Reader<=7.0.8
Adobe Acrobat Reader=7.0.4
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.1

Remediation

Patch Available

http://www.wisec.it/vulns.php?page=9

Event History

Jan 3, 2007
CVE Published
09:28 PM
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:28 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jan 4, 2007
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2007-0048?

CVE-2007-0048 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability affecting Adobe Acrobat Reader.

2

How do I fix CVE-2007-0048?

To mitigate CVE-2007-0048, users should upgrade to Adobe Acrobat Reader version 8.1.7 or later.

3

What versions of Adobe software are affected by CVE-2007-0048?

CVE-2007-0048 affects Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 7.x prior to 7.1.4 and 8.x prior to 8.1.7.

4

Can CVE-2007-0048 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2007-0048 can be exploited remotely through the usage of malicious PDF files.

5

What impact does CVE-2007-0048 have on users?

The impact of CVE-2007-0048 includes memory consumption that can lead to application crashes in Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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