Stack consumption vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.1.3, 9.1.2,...
Vulnerability Description
Stack consumption vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.1.3, 9.1.2, 9.1.1, and earlier 9.x versions; 8.1.6 and earlier 8.x versions; and possibly 7.1.4 and earlier 7.x versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a PDF file with a large number of [ (open square bracket) characters in the argument to the alert method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
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References
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286B.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023007
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6532
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2898
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35148
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Weaknesses (CWE)
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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
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