[security-alerts] FW: [SA23666] Adobe Reader Unspecified Heap Corruption Vulnerability

["Kazennov, Vladimir" <Vladimir.Kazennov@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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> TITLE:
> Adobe Reader Unspecified Heap Corruption Vulnerability
> 
> SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
> SA23666
> 
> VERIFY ADVISORY:
> http://secunia.com/advisories/23666/
> 
> CRITICAL:
> Highly critical
> 
> IMPACT:
> System access
> 
> WHERE:
> From remote
> 
> SOFTWARE:
> Adobe Reader 7.x
> http://secunia.com/product/4546/
> Adobe Reader 6.x
> http://secunia.com/product/1810/
> 
> DESCRIPTION:
> Piotr Bania has reported a vulnerability in Adobe Reader, which can
> potentially be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's
> system.
> 
> The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error when
> processing PDF files. This can be exploited to cause a heap
> corruption and may allow execution of arbitrary code when a
> specially-crafted PDF file is opened.
> 
> The vulnerability is reported in version 7.0.8 and prior. Other
> versions may also be affected.
> 
> SOLUTION:
> Update to version 7.0.9 or upgrade to version 8.0.
> 
> PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
> Piotr Bania
> 
> ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
> http://www.piotrbania.com/all/adv/adobe-acrobat-adv.txt
> 
> Adobe:
> http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-01.html
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