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Adobe Reader and Acrobat PDF "file://" URL Handling Security Issue
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA24408
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Release Date:
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2007-03-06
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Popularity:
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12,281 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | Adobe Acrobat 8.x
Adobe Reader 8.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-1199
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Description:
pdp has discovered a security issue in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information.
The problem is that it is possible to launch "file://" URLs from within PDF files. This can be exploited to e.g. read arbitrary files on the system and send them to the attacker.
Successful exploitation requires that a user is tricked into locally opening a PDF file.
The security issue is confirmed in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Professional versions 8.0.0. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Do not open untrusted PDF files.
Provided and/or discovered by:
pdp
Original Advisory:
http://www.gnucitizen.org/projects/pdf-strikes-back/
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