CVE-2008-2042: Input Validation
First published: Thu May 08 2008(Updated: )
The Javascript API in Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.9 and possibly 8.1.1 exposes a dangerous method, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or trigger a buffer overflow via a crafted PDF file that invokes app.checkForUpdate with a malicious callback function.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =8.0 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =3.0 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =5.0.10 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =4.0 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =6.0.5 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =7.0.2 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =7.1.2 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =3.1 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =7.0.3 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =7.1.0 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =7.0.8 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =7.1.1 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | <=8.1.1 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =8.1 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =7.0.6 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =4.0.5c | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =4.0.5a | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =5.0 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =6.0.4 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =7.0.7 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =7.1.3 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =5.0.5 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =6.0.1 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =6.0.3 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =7.0.1 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =4.0.5 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =7.0.5 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =7.0.4 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =7.0.9 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =6.0 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =5.0.6 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =6.0.2 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =7.0 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =6.0.6 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =7.1.4 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =7.0.9 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =5.0.10 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =4.5 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =6.0.6 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =5.0 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =7.1.2 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =5.0.9 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =7.1.3 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =7.0.5 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =7.0.6 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =3.0 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =7.1.0 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =4.0.5 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =4.0 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =3.01 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =7.0.8 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =4.0.5a | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =6.0.3 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | <=8.1.1 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =5.0.5 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =8.0 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =7.0.7 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =5.0.11 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =7.0.3 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =5.0.7 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =7.0.1 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =7.0.2 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =7.0 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =6.0.1 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =8.1 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =6.0.5 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =7.1.1 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =5.0.6 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =3.02 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =7.1.4 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =5.1 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =6.0 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =6.0.2 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =6.0.4 | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =4.0.5c | |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | =7.0.4 |
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Reference Links
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30840
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3861
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019971
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491735/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42237
- agent/weakness
- agent/references
- agent/type
- collector/nvd-historical
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/author
- agent/severity
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/description
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/tags
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/event
- agent/source
- vendor/adobe
- canonical/adobe acrobat reader
- version/adobe acrobat reader/8.0
- version/adobe acrobat reader/3.0
- version/adobe acrobat reader/5.0.10
- version/adobe acrobat reader/4.0
- version/adobe acrobat reader/6.0.5
- version/adobe acrobat reader/7.0.2
- version/adobe acrobat reader/7.1.2
- version/adobe acrobat reader/3.1
- version/adobe acrobat reader/7.0.3
- version/adobe acrobat reader/7.1.0
- version/adobe acrobat reader/7.0.8
- version/adobe acrobat reader/7.1.1
- version/adobe acrobat reader/8.1.1
- version/adobe acrobat reader/8.1
- version/adobe acrobat reader/7.0.6
- version/adobe acrobat reader/4.0.5c
- version/adobe acrobat reader/4.0.5a
- version/adobe acrobat reader/5.0
- version/adobe acrobat reader/6.0.4
- version/adobe acrobat reader/7.0.7
- version/adobe acrobat reader/7.1.3
- version/adobe acrobat reader/5.0.5
- version/adobe acrobat reader/6.0.1
- version/adobe acrobat reader/6.0.3
- version/adobe acrobat reader/7.0.1
- version/adobe acrobat reader/4.0.5
- version/adobe acrobat reader/7.0.5
- version/adobe acrobat reader/7.0.4
- version/adobe acrobat reader/7.0.9
- version/adobe acrobat reader/6.0
- version/adobe acrobat reader/5.0.6
- version/adobe acrobat reader/6.0.2
- version/adobe acrobat reader/7.0
- version/adobe acrobat reader/6.0.6
- version/adobe acrobat reader/7.1.4
- version/adobe acrobat reader/4.5
- version/adobe acrobat reader/5.0.9
- version/adobe acrobat reader/3.01
- version/adobe acrobat reader/5.0.11
- version/adobe acrobat reader/5.0.7
- version/adobe acrobat reader/3.02
- version/adobe acrobat reader/5.1