Adobe.Reader.AcroPDF.DLL.Resource.Consumption.DoS
Description
This indicates an attack attempt to exploit a Denial of Service vulnerability in Adobe Reader 8.0.
The vulnerability is a result of the application's failure to sanitize user inputs when handling certain boundary cases. A remote attack can exploit this to cause a Denial of Service condition.
Affected Products
Adobe Reader 8.0
Impact
Denial of Service: Remote attackers can crash vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Upgrade to the latest version available from the website.
http://get.adobe.com/reader/
Telemetry
Coverage
IPS (Regular DB) | |
IPS (Extended DB) |