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Security Update available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.2
- http://www.adobe.com.../apsb08-15.html
Release date: June 23, 2008
Vulnerability identifier: APSB08-15
CVE number: http://cve.mitre.org...e=CVE-2008-2641
Platform: All platforms
Affected software versions:
* Adobe Reader 8.0 through 8.1.2
* Adobe Reader 7.0.9 and earlier
* Adobe Acrobat Professional, 3D and Standard 8.0 through 8.1.2
* Adobe Acrobat Professional, 3D and Standard 7.0.9 and earlier
NOTE: Adobe Reader 7.1.0 and Acrobat 7.1.0 are not vulnerable to this issue. Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9, expected to be available by July 2008, are also not vulnerable to this issue.
Summary:
A critical vulnerability has been identified in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.2. This vulnerability would cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.
Adobe recommends users of Acrobat 8 and Adobe Reader install the 8.1.2 Security Update 1 patch.
Solution:
Acrobat 8 and Adobe Reader: Adobe recommends Adobe Reader 8 users update to Adobe Reader 8.1.2 Security Update 1, available at the links below:
For Windows: http://www.adobe.com....jsp?ftpID=3967
For Macintosh: http://www.adobe.com....jsp?ftpID=3966
Adobe recommends Acrobat 8 users on Windows update to Acrobat 8.1.2 Security Update 1, available here: http://www.adobe.com....jsp?ftpID=3976
Adobe recommends Acrobat 8 users on Macintosh update to Acrobat 8.1.2 Security Update 1, available here: http://www.adobe.com....jsp?ftpID=3977
Adobe recommends Acrobat 3D Version 8 users on Windows update to Acrobat 3D Version 8.1.2 Security Update 1, available here: http://www.adobe.com....jsp?ftpID=3975
Users with Adobe Reader 7.0 through 7.0.9 should upgrade to Adobe Reader 7.1.0: http://www.adobe.com/go/getreader.
Acrobat 7
Adobe recommends Acrobat 7 users on Windows update to Acrobat 7.1.0, available here: http://www.adobe.com...latform=Windows
Adobe recommends Acrobat 7 users on Macintosh update to Acrobat 7.1.0, available here: http://www.adobe.com...tform=Macintosh
Severity rating:
Adobe categorizes this as an critical issue and recommends affected users update their installations...
NOTE: there are reports that this issue is being exploited in the wild..."
- http://blog.trendmic...it-causes-bsod/
June 25, 2008 - "...According to the Adobe Security Bulletin on this issue*, the vulnerability exists in Adobe Reader 7.0.9 and earlier versions, 8.0 to 8.1.2, and in Adobe Acrobat 7.0.9 and earlier versions, 8.0 to 8.1.2... As of the most recent testing, TROJ_PIDIEF.AC is observed to download an info-stealer (mostly monitoring and gathering information about running processes, installed programs and system information) and a spammer which connects the compromised PC to a botnet. The common danger faced by users who encounter downloaders: you never really know what you’re going to get. Since malware writers have continuous access to the URL, they can update the downloaded file with different or more damaging payloads..."
* http://www.adobe.com.../apsb08-15.html
Edited by AplusWebMaster, 30 April 2010 - 08:00 PM.
