Bug 469923 (CVE-2008-4817)

Summary:	CVE-2008-4817 Adobe Reader: Download Manager input validation flaw
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Josh Bressers <bressers>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:
Severity:	urgent	Docs Contact:
Priority:	urgent
Version:	unspecified	CC:	bressers, krh
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-4817
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Bug Depends On:	469916, 469917, 469918
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Description Josh Bressers 2008-11-04 19:22:59 UTC

Adobe Reader 8 contains an input validation error in the Download Manager.
According to Adobe these flaws could result in arbitrary code execution
with the permissions of the user running Adobe Reader.

Comment 1 Tomas Hoger 2008-11-05 08:58:53 UTC

Upstream security bulletin:
  http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html

Further details from iDefense advisory:
  http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=756
  http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=122583657602079&w=4

  The vulnerable code is an AcroJS function available to scripting code
  inside of a PDF document. This function is used for HTTP
  authentication. By passing a long string to this function, it is
  possible to corrupt heap memory in such a way that may lead to the
  execution of arbitrary code.

Comment 3 Red Hat Product Security 2008-11-13 15:36:59 UTC

This issue was addressed in:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras:
  http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0974.html