Security bypass in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader - CVE-2009-2981

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Security bypass in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader - CVE-2009-2981

Published: December 21, 2016 / Updated: January 9, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU2606
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-2981
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it and bypass Trust Manager restrictions.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in access to the vulnerable application.

How to mitigate CVE-2009-2981


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