Denial of service in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2009-2992

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Denial of service in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2009-2992

Published: December 22, 2016 / Updated: March 16, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU2661
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-2992
CWE-ID: CWE-141
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS conditions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to an error in ActiveX control. By persuading a victim to visit a Web page that passes specially crafted arguments, a remote attacker can cause the affected application to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in denial of service.

How to mitigate CVE-2009-2992


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