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activePDF DocConverter Multiple Parsing Vulnerabilities
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA28140
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Release Date:
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2008-04-08
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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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Unpatched
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| Software: | activePDF DocConverter 3.8.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2007-6020 (Secunia mirror)
CVE-2008-0066 (Secunia mirror)
CVE-2008-1101 (Secunia mirror)
CVE-2007-5405 (Secunia mirror)
CVE-2007-5406 (Secunia mirror)
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This advisory is currently marked as unpatched!
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Description:
Secunia Research has discovered multiple vulnerabilities in activePDF DocConverter, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerabilities are caused due to various errors within certain third-party file viewers and can be exploited to cause buffer overflows when a specially crafted file is converted into PDF.
The vulnerabilities are related to:
SA28209
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerabilities are confirmed in version 3.8.4.0. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
The vulnerabilities will be addressed in an upcoming version 3.8.4.5 by removing the affected file viewers.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Secunia Research
Original Advisory:
Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-97/
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-106/
Other References:
SA28209:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28209/
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Please note: The information that this Secunia Advisory is based on comes from a third party unless stated otherwise.
Secunia collects, validates, and verifies all vulnerability reports issued by security research groups, vendors, and others.
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1 Related Secunia Security Advisories
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1. activePDF DocConverter File Parsing Buffer Overflows
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