Description
Adobe Reader (Adobe Acrobat Reader) 7.0 through 7.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long argument string to the LoadFile method in an AcroPDF ActiveX control.
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 7.0.x - Multiple Vulnerabilities EDB-29076 · dos · Nov 17, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061128.html
- ADV-2006-4751 vdb-entry
- 23138 third-party-advisory
- VU#198908 third-party-advisory
- http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/21155-AcroPDF_DoS.html
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa06-02.html
- adobe-acrobat-acropdf-code-execution(30574) vdb-entry
- 1017297 vdb-entry
- 20061205 eEye's Zero-Day Tracker Launch mailing-list
- 21155 vdb-entry