HTTP: Adobe Acrobat and Reader CVE-2014-0493 Remote Code Execution

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Adobe Acrobat and Reader. A successful attack can lead to arbitrary code execution.

Extended Description

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.9 and 11.x before 11.0.06 on Windows and Mac OS X allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0495.

References

BugTraq: 64802

CVE: CVE-2014-0493

Short Name
HTTP:STC:ADOBE:CVE-2014-0493-CE
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
Acrobat Adobe CVE-2014-0493 Code Execution Reader Remote and bid:64802
Release Date
02/18/2014
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3761
False Positive
Unknown
CVSS Score

10.0

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