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Sid
19647

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in acrobat reader.

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Impact:
Denial of Service. Information disclosure. Loss of integrity. 

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Detailed Information:
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, do not restrict the contents of one text field in the Launch File warning dialog, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick users into executing an arbitrary local program that was specified in a PDF document, as demonstrated by a text field that claims that the Open button will enable the user to read an encrypted message.

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Affected Systems:
adobe acrobat reader 9.3.1

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Attack Scenarios:


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Ease of Attack:
Simple. Exploits exist.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.

Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
This document was generated from data supplied by the National Vulnerability Database. A product of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
For more information see http://nvd.nist.gov/

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Additional References:

NIST CVE-2010-1240:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2010-1240
  
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