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TITLE:
activePDF DocConverter Multiple Parsing Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA28140

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28140/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
activePDF DocConverter 3.8.x
http://secunia.com/product/16285/

DESCRIPTION:
Secunia Research has discovered multiple vulnerabilities in activePDF
DocConverter, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise
a vulnerable system.

The vulnerabilities are caused due to various errors within certain
third-party file viewers and can be exploited to cause buffer
overflows when a specially crafted file is converted into PDF.

The vulnerabilities are related to:
SA28209

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerabilities are confirmed in version 3.8.4.0. Other versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
The vulnerabilities will be addressed in an upcoming version 3.8.4.5
by removing the affected file viewers.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Secunia Research

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-97/
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-106/

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA28209:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28209/

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