CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
Percentile
99.1%
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200701-16 (Adobe Acrobat Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities)
Adobe Acrobat Reader in stand-alone mode is vulnerable to remote code execution via heap corruption when loading a specially crafted PDF file.
The browser plugin released with Adobe Acrobat Reader (nppdf.so) does not properly handle URLs, and crashes if given a URL that is too long.
The plugin does not correctly handle JavaScript, and executes JavaScript that is given as a GET variable to the URL of a PDF file.
Lastly, the plugin does not properly handle the FDF, xml, xfdf AJAX request parameters following the # character in a URL, allowing for multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.
Impact :
An attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF file and execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running Adobe Acrobat Reader. An attacker could also entice a user to browse to a specially crafted URL and either crash the Adobe Acrobat Reader browser plugin, execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the user's browser, or inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript into the document being viewed by the user. Note that users who have emerged Adobe Acrobat Reader with the 'nsplugin' USE flag disabled are not vulnerable to issues with the Adobe Acrobat Reader browser plugin.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200701-16.
#
# The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
# and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike
# license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(24252);
script_version("1.22");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/06");
script_cve_id("CVE-2006-5857", "CVE-2007-0044", "CVE-2007-0045", "CVE-2007-0046", "CVE-2007-0048");
script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"200701-16");
script_name(english:"GLSA-200701-16 : Adobe Acrobat Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities");
script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:
"The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
patches."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200701-16
(Adobe Acrobat Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities)
Adobe Acrobat Reader in stand-alone mode is vulnerable to remote code
execution via heap corruption when loading a specially crafted PDF
file.
The browser plugin released with Adobe Acrobat Reader (nppdf.so) does
not properly handle URLs, and crashes if given a URL that is too long.
The plugin does not correctly handle JavaScript, and executes
JavaScript that is given as a GET variable to the URL of a PDF file.
Lastly, the plugin does not properly handle the FDF, xml, xfdf AJAX
request parameters following the # character in a URL, allowing for
multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.
Impact :
An attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF file
and execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running Adobe
Acrobat Reader. An attacker could also entice a user to browse to a
specially crafted URL and either crash the Adobe Acrobat Reader browser
plugin, execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the user's
browser, or inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript into the document being
viewed by the user. Note that users who have emerged Adobe Acrobat
Reader with the 'nsplugin' USE flag disabled are not vulnerable to
issues with the Adobe Acrobat Reader browser plugin.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200701-16"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:
"All Adobe Acrobat Reader users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-text/acroread-7.0.9'"
);
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
script_cwe_id(352, 399);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:acroread");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2007/01/22");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2007/01/26");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2006/12/27");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("qpkg.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
flag = 0;
if (qpkg_check(package:"app-text/acroread", unaffected:make_list("ge 7.0.9"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 7.0.9"))) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
else security_hole(0);
exit(0);
}
else
{
tested = qpkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "Adobe Acrobat Reader");
}