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Adobe Download Manager AOM Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA23233
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Release Date:
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2006-12-06
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Last Update:
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2006-12-08
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Popularity:
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18,216 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Adobe Download Manager 1.x
Adobe Download Manager 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-5856
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Download Manager, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when handling section names in the "dm.ini" file as created by Adobe Download Manager when processing AOM files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted AOM or "dm.ini" file.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code when a user e.g. visits a malicious website.
The vulnerability is reported in version 2.1 and earlier.
Solution:
Update to version 2.2.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Discovered independently by:
* Derek Soeder, eEye Digital Security.
* An anonymous person and reported via ZDI.
Changelog:
2006-12-06: Added information provided by ZDI.
2006-12-08: Added link to US-CERT.
Original Advisory:
Adobe:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb06-19.html
eEye Digital Security:
http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20061205.html
ZDI:
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-044.html
Other References:
US-CERT VU#448569:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/448569
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