HTTP: Adobe Acrobat Reader EBook Format String Vulnerability
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Adobe Acrobat Reader Ebook. A successful attack can lead to arbitrary code execution.
Extended Description
Adobe Acrobat/Acrobat Reader is reported prone to a remote format string vulnerability. The vulnerability is present in the ETD file parser when processing tag values. Reports indicate that the values supplied for certain tags are used as the format string in an unspecified formatted output function. Because an attacker can control the format string and the variables passed to the formatted output function, this vulnerability may be exploited to write to arbitrary locations within the memory of the process.
Affected Products
Adobe acrobat
Short Name
HTTP:STC:ADOBE:PDF-EBUK-FORMSTR
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
Acrobat Adobe CVE-2004-1153 EBook Format Reader String Vulnerability bid:11934
Release Date
06/27/2013
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
3375
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Adobe
CVSS Score
10.0