Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the OutputDebugString function for Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF document with XML Forms Data Format (XFDF) data.
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 Reader 5.1 - XFDF Buffer Overflow (SEH) EDB-17488 · local · Jul 4, 2011 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 4135 vdb-entry
- 9802 vdb-entry
- acrobatreader-xfdf-bo(15384) vdb-entry
- 20040303 Abobe Reader 5.1 XFDF Buffer Overflow Vulnerability mailing-list
- 20040303 Adobe Acrobat Reader XML Forms Data Format Buffer Overflow mailing-list
- http://www.nextgenss.com/advisories/adobexfdf.txt