VID |
28169 |
Severity |
40 |
Port |
139,445 |
Protocol |
TCP |
Class |
SMB |
Detailed Description |
The Acrobat Reader has multiple vulnerabilities which exists in versions prior to 7.0.9. Acrobat Reader is an PDF(Portable Document Format) file viewer. Acrobat Reader versions prior to 7.0.9 are vulnerable to multiple vulnerabilities, which may be exploited remotely. A remote attacker who successfully exploited the most severe of these vulnerabilities could execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.
* Note: This check requires an account with administrative privileges which can log into the host to scan. Absence of these condition will result in the check not being performed and a False Negative for all vulnerable hosts.
* References: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-01.html http://www.piotrbania.com/all/adv/adobe-acrobat-adv.txt http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/455801/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455836/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455831/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455800/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455790/100/0/threaded http://events.ccc.de/congress/2006/Fahrplan/attachments/1158-Subverting_Ajax.pdf http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2007/0032 http://secunia.com/advisories/23483 http://securitytracker.com/id?1017469 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/815960
* Platforms Affected: Adobe Systems Incorporated, Acrobat Reader versions prior to 7.0.9 Any operating system Any version |
Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest version of Acrobat Reader (7.0.9 or 8.0 or later), available from the Adobe Web site at http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads |
Related URL |
CVE-2006-5857,CVE-2007-0044,CVE-2007-0045,CVE-2007-0046,CVE-2007-0047,CVE-2007-0048 (CVE) |
Related URL |
21858,21981 (SecurityFocus) |
Related URL |
31266,31271,31291,31272,31273 (ISS) |
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