HTTP: Adobe Acrobat Reader Head Tag Length Integer Overflow

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability in the Adobe Acrobat Reader. A successful attack can lead to a buffer overflow and arbitrary remote code execution within the context of the user.

Extended Description

Buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 10.1.8 and 11.x before 11.0.04 on Windows and Mac OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-3356.

References

CVE: CVE-2013-3353

Short Name

HTTP:STC:ADOBE:CVE-2013-3353

Severity

Major

Recommended

False

Recommended Action

Drop

HTTP: Adobe Acrobat Reader Head Tag Length Integer Overflow

Extended Description

References

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