CVE-2009-4764
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2010-04-05 15:15
Modified
2024-08-07 07:17
Severity ?
Summary
Adobe Reader 8.x and 9.x on Windows is able to execute EXE files that are embedded in a PDF document, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick users into executing arbitrary code via a crafted document.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-April/006072.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-April/006074.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/8379/changes/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/adobe_pdf_embedded_exe.rb
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57994
cve@mitre.orghttps://forum.immunityinc.com/board/thread/1199/exploiting-pdf-files-without-vulnerabili/?page=1#post-1199
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6976
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-April/006072.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-April/006074.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/8379/changes/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/adobe_pdf_embedded_exe.rb
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57994
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://forum.immunityinc.com/board/thread/1199/exploiting-pdf-files-without-vulnerabili/?page=1#post-1199
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6976
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