Description
Adobe eBook Reader allows a user to bypass restrictions for copy, print, lend, and give operations by backing up key data files, performing the operations, and restoring the original data files.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Adobe eBook Reader 2.2 - File Restoration Privilege Escalation EDB-21629 · local · Jul 19, 2002 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- VU#438867 third-party-advisory
- 5273 vdb-entry
- adobe-ebook-bypass-restrictions(9634) vdb-entry
- 20020719 Vulnerability found: Adobe Acrobat eBook Reader and Content Server mailing-list