Adobe.Acrobat.Stack.Exhaustion.DoS

Release Date Oct 15, 2009
Severity medium
Impact Denial of Service.
Description This indicates an attempt to exploit a denial of service vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat. The vulnerability is caused by an error that occurs when the vulnerable software handles a malicious PDF file. It allows a remote attacker to cause DoS via sending a crafted PDF file.
Affected Products Adobe Acrobat 9.1.1
Recommended Actions Refer to the vendor's web site for suggested workaround. http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html
Coverage IPS VCM
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) CVE-2009-3431
Reference/s http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35148 (BugTraq)

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