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TITLE:
Adobe Reader/Acrobat JavaScript Method Handling Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA30832

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30832/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional
http://secunia.com/product/13785/
Adobe Acrobat 8.x
http://secunia.com/product/12256/
Adobe Acrobat 7.x
http://secunia.com/product/4594/
Adobe Acrobat 7 Professional
http://secunia.com/product/13786/
Adobe Acrobat 3D
http://secunia.com/product/13149/
Adobe Reader 7.x
http://secunia.com/product/4546/
Adobe Reader 8.x
http://secunia.com/product/12829/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Reader/Acrobat, which
potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a
user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the implementation of
an unspecified JavaScript method and can be exploited to cause a
crash or potentially execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted
PDF file.

NOTE: The vulnerability is reportedly being exploited in the wild.

The vulnerability is reported in the following products and
versions:
* Adobe Reader versions 8.0 through 8.1.2
* Adobe Reader versions 7.0.9 and earlier
* Adobe Acrobat Professional, 3D and Standard versions 8.0 through
8.1.2
* Adobe Acrobat Professional, 3D and Standard versions 7.0.9 and
earlier

SOLUTION:
Adobe Reader 8 for Windows:
Update to Adobe Reader 8.1.2 Security Update 1.
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3967

Adobe Reader 8 for Macintosh:
Update to Adobe Reader 8.1.2 Security Update 1.
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3966

Acrobat 8 for Windows:
Update to Acrobat 8.1.2 Security Update 1.
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3976

Acrobat 8 for Macintosh:
Update to Acrobat 8.1.2 Security Update 1.
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3977

Acrobat 3D Version 8 for Windows:
Update to Acrobat 3D Version 8.1.2 Security Update 1.
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3975

Adobe Reader 7.0 through 7.0.9:
Upgrade to Adobe Reader 7.1.0.
http://www.adobe.com/go/getreader

Acrobat 7 for Windows:
Update to Acrobat 7.1.0.
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Windows

Acrobat 7 for Macintosh:
Update to Acrobat 7.1.0.
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Macintosh

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits the Information Security Team of the Johns Hopkins
University Applied Physics Laboratory.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Adobe APSB08-15:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-15.html

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