#VU1399 Buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2010-1278

Vulnerability identifier: #VU1399

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber

CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1278

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat

Software vendor:
Adobe

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to buffer overflow in the Atlcom.get_atlcom ActiveX control in gp.ocx in Adobe Download Manager. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web page that passes an overly long argument, a remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.

Update Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat 8.1.7 or earlier to version 8.2.
Update Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat 9.2 or earlier to version 9.3.

http://get.adobe.com/reader
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Windows
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=158&platform=Windows
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=112&platform=Windows
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Macintosh

• http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html