Adobe Reader/Acrobat JavaScript Method Handling Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence

Home > Vulnerability Intelligence > Secunia Advisories > Adobe Reader/Acrobat JavaScript Method Handling Vulnerability

Secunia Advisories

Advisories

Advisories by Product

Business Solutions Restricted

Partner Solutions Restricted

About

Adobe Reader/Acrobat JavaScript Method Handling Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory:	SA30832	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2008-06-24
Last Update:	2008-07-18
Popularity:	16,109 views

Critical:	Highly critical
Impact:	DoS System access
Where:	From remote
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

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

Subscribe:	Instant alerts on relevant vulnerabilities

CVE reference:	CVE-2008-2641

Description: A vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Reader/Acrobat, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the implementation of an unspecified JavaScript method and can be exploited to cause a crash or potentially execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted PDF file. NOTE: The vulnerability is reportedly being exploited in the wild. The vulnerability is reported in the following products and versions: * Adobe Reader versions 8.0 through 8.1.2 * Adobe Reader versions 7.0.9 and earlier * Adobe Acrobat Professional, 3D and Standard versions 8.0 through 8.1.2 * Adobe Acrobat Professional, 3D and Standard versions 7.0.9 and earlier Solution: Adobe Reader 8 for Windows: Update to Adobe Reader 8.1.2 Security Update 1. http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3967 Adobe Reader 8 for Macintosh: Update to Adobe Reader 8.1.2 Security Update 1. http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3966 Adobe Reader 8 for UNIX: Update to Adobe Reader 8.1.2 Security Update 1. http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3992 Acrobat 8 for Windows: Update to Acrobat 8.1.2 Security Update 1. http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3976 Acrobat 8 for Macintosh: Update to Acrobat 8.1.2 Security Update 1. http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3977 Acrobat 3D Version 8 for Windows: Update to Acrobat 3D Version 8.1.2 Security Update 1. http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3975 Adobe Reader 7.0 through 7.0.9: Upgrade to Adobe Reader 7.1.0. http://www.adobe.com/go/getreader Acrobat 7 for Windows: Update to Acrobat 7.1.0. http://www.adobe.com/support/download...ct.jsp?product=1&platform=Windows Acrobat 7 for Macintosh: Update to Acrobat 7.1.0. http://www.adobe.com/support/download....jsp?product=1&platform=Macintosh Provided and/or discovered by: The vendor credits the Information Security Team of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Changelog: 2008-06-26: Added link to US-CERT. 2008-07-18: Added information for Adobe Reader 8 for UNIX in "Solution" section. Original Advisory: Adobe APSB08-15: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-15.html Other References: US-CERT VU#788019: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/788019

Track this Secunia Advisory
Customers of the Secunia Vulnerability Intelligence solutions will automatically receive updates when new information regarding this advisory is released. Read more about our Vulnerability Intelligence solutions and what they can do for you and your company.

About this Secunia Advisory
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.

Latest Advisories

5th Sep, 2008

New advisories:	14
New vulnerabilities:	18
Updated advisories:	22

Less // 268 views

Netgear WN802T Wireless Access Point Two Vulnerabilities

Less // 214 views

Fedora update for xastir

Less // 274 views

XASTIR Insecure Temporary Files

Less // 220 views

Fedora update for samba

Less // 228 views

Fedora update for bitlbee

Less // 612 views

3Com Wireless 8760 Access Point HTTP Request Processing Denial of Service

Moderately // 504 views

CS-Cart "cs_cookies" SQL Injection Vulnerability

Less // 586 views

Drupal Content Construction Kit Script Insertion Vulnerabilities

Less // 581 views

HP OpenView Select Identity Connectors Information Disclosure

Moderately // 466 views

rPath update for libtiff

Solutions | More...

Send Feedback to Secunia
If you have new information regarding this Secunia advisory or a product in our database, please send it to us using either our web form or email us at vuln@secunia.com. Ideas, suggestions, and other feedback are most welcome.