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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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  ],
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    "github_reviewed_at": null,
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    "severity": "HIGH"
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  "id": "GHSA-rp3v-35cv-hc65",
  "modified": "2022-05-01T23:46:10Z",
  "published": "2022-05-01T23:46:10Z",
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    },
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    },
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    },
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cve-2008-2042

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2008-05-08 00:00

Modified

2024-08-07 08:49

Severity ?

Summary

References

▼	URL	Tags
	http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3861	third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON
	http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references	vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN
	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491735/100/0/threaded	mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
	http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUNALERT
	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42237	vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
	http://secunia.com/advisories/30840	third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA
	http://securitytracker.com/id?1019971	vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

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n/a

Version: n/a

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