Adobe.Acrobat.Reader.Tiff.Buffer
Name
Adobe.Acrobat.Reader.Tiff.Buffer.Overflow
Alias/es
Adobe.0day.18211
Last Updated Date
Apr 15, 2010
Release Date
Feb 11, 2010
Severity
Critical
Impact
System Compromise: Remote attackers can gain control of vulnerable systems.
Description
This indicates an attack attempt to exploit a remote code-execution vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Reader.
The vulnerability is caused by an error when parsing a TIFF image embedded in an PDF file.
Affected Products
Adobe Reader 9.3 and earlier versions
Adobe Acrobat 9.3 and earlier versions
Recommended Actions
Refer to the vendor's web site for the suggested workaround:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-07.html
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2010-0188
Reference/s
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38195
(BugTraq)
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-07.html
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11787
Reference: VID-18211