Vulnerability Note VU#167228

Adobe Acrobat fails to properly convert files to PDF

Overview

A vulnerability exists in Adobe Acrobat that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

I. Description

Adobe Acrobat contains a buffer overflow in the code that converts files to PDF. If an attacker can convince a user to create a PDF using specially-crafted input, that attacker may be able to trigger the overflow.

Adobe reports this vulnerability only affects Adobe Acrobat versions 6.0.4 and earlier. For more information refer to Adobe Security bulletin APSB06-09.

II. Impact

An attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code or cause the instance of Adobe Acrobat to terminate.

III. Solution

Upgrade

Upgrade to Acrobat 6.0.5.

Systems Affected

Vendor	Status	Date Notified	Date Updated
Adobe	Vulnerable	21-Jul-2006

References

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb06-09.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/21014/

Credit

This vulnerability was reported by Adobe.

This document was written by Ryan Giobbi.

Other Information

Date Public:	2006-07-12
Date First Published:	2006-07-24
Date Last Updated:	2006-07-24
CERT Advisory:
CVE-ID(s):	CVE-2006-3453
NVD-ID(s):	CVE-2006-3453
US-CERT Technical Alerts:
Metric:	0.08
Document Revision:	52

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