Vulnerability: APSB10-15 Security Advisory for Adobe Reader and Acrobat
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| Details | |
|---|---|
| Vulnerability name/brief description | APSB10-15 Security Advisory for Adobe Reader and Acrobat |
| CVE/CAN name | CVE-2010-1240, CVE-2010-1285, CVE-2010-1295, CVE-2010-1297, CVE-2010-2168, CVE-2010-2201, CVE-2010-2202, CVE-2010-2203, CVE-2010-2204, CVE-2010-2205, CVE-2010-2206, CVE-2010-2207, CVE-2010-2208, CVE-2010-2209, CVE-2010-2210, CVE-2010-2211, CVE-2010-2212 |
| Vendor threat level | Critical |
| SophosLabs threat level | Critical |
| Solution | Utilize the automatic update feature available on both Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat, or apply the relevant updates specified as part of Adobe Security Update APSB10-15 |
| Vendor description | Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Reader 9.3.2 (and earlier versions) for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX, Adobe Acrobat 9.3.2 (and earlier versions) for Windows and Macintosh, and Adobe Reader 8.2.2 (and earlier versions) and Adobe Acrobat 8.2.2 (and earlier versions) for Windows and Macintosh. |
| SophosLabs comments | This update addresses numerous vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat for the Windows, Macintosh and Unix platforms. Some of the addressed vulnerabilities, if successfully exploited, could lead to the execution of untrusted code with administrative privileges. |
| SophosLabs testing result | N/A |
| Currently known exploits | Mal/PDFEx-D - CVE-2010-1297 Mal/JSShell-B - CVE-2010-1297 Troj/PDFJs-LF - CVE-2010-1297 Troj/PDFJS-LL - CVE-2010-1297 Troj/SWF-I - CVE-2010-1297 Troj/SWFDlr-S - CVE-2010-1297 Troj/PDFJs-KO - CVE-2010-1297 Troj/PDFEx-DQ - CVE-2010-1297 |
| First sample seen | 9 June 2010 |
| Discovery date | 29 June 2010 |
| Affected software | Adobe Reader 9.3.2 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX Adobe Acrobat 9.3.2 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh |
| References | http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-15.html |
| Credits | Adobe |
| Revisions | 29 June 2010 - Initial analysis written |
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- Article ID: 111530
- Created: 19 Jul 2010
- Last updated: 6 Sep 2010
