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Adobe Acrobat/Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities

Secunia Advisory:

SA29773

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Release Date:

2008-11-04

Last Update:

2009-03-19

Popularity:

28,141 views

Critical:

Highly critical

Impact:

Privilege escalation
System access

Where:

From remote

Solution Status:

Vendor Patch

Software:

Adobe Acrobat 3D 8.x
Adobe Acrobat 7 Professional
Adobe Acrobat 7.x
Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional
Adobe Acrobat 8.x
Adobe Reader 7.x
Adobe Reader 8.x

Binary Analysis:

BA461 :: Available for 1 Credit

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Solution:
Update to version 7.1.1 and 8.1.3 or upgrade to version 9.

Provided and/or discovered by:
1) Independently discovered by:
* Dyon Balding, Secunia Research.
* Peter Vreugdenhil via ZDI.

2) Greg MacManus, iDefense Labs.
3) Reported by an anonymous person via iDefense.

4) Peter Vregdenhil via ZDI.
5) Javier Vicente Vallejo via ZDI.

6) Peter Vregdenhil via iDefense.
7) Reported by the vendor.
8) The vendor credits Thomas Garnier, SkyRecon Systems.
9) The vendor credits Josh Bressers, Red Hat.

Changelog:
2008-11-05: Added information about additional vulnerabilities and available fixes.
2009-03-19: Added Adobe Acrobat/Reader 7.x as affected products. Updated "Solution" section and added link to "Original Advisory" section.

Original Advisory:
Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-14/

Adobe:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html

ZDI:
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-072/
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-073/
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-074/

iDefense Labs:
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=754
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=755
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=756

Other References:
US-CERT VU#593409:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/593409

SA32546:
http://secunia.com/advisories/32546/

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