ghsa-rp3v-35cv-hc65
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-01 23:46
Modified
2022-05-01 23:46
Details

The Javascript API in Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.9 and possibly 8.1.1 exposes a dangerous method, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or trigger a buffer overflow via a crafted PDF file that invokes app.checkForUpdate with a malicious callback function.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2008-2042"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-20"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2008-05-08T00:20:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The Javascript API in Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.9 and possibly 8.1.1 exposes a dangerous method, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or trigger a buffer overflow via a crafted PDF file that invokes app.checkForUpdate with a malicious callback function.",
  "id": "GHSA-rp3v-35cv-hc65",
  "modified": "2022-05-01T23:46:10Z",
  "published": "2022-05-01T23:46:10Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2042"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42237"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/30840"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3861"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1019971"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491735/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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