Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Adobe Reader 'util.printf()' JavaScript Function Stack Buffer Overflow Exploit

http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/6994

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This exploit is related to CVE-2008-2992.

A boundary error exists when parsing format strings containing a floating point specifier in the "util.printf()" Javascript function. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted PDF and allows execution of arbitrary code.

Independently discovered by:
* Dyon Balding, Secunia Research.
* Peter Vreugdenhil via ZDI.

It is recommended to upgrade to version Adobe Reader 9 or update to version Adobe Reader 8.1.3 - http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html

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