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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801515
Category:Buffer overflow
Title:Adobe Acrobat and Reader SING 'uniqueName' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (Windows)
Summary:This host is installed with Adobe Reader/Acrobat and is prone to buffer; overflow vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
This host is installed with Adobe Reader/Acrobat and is prone to buffer
overflow vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw is due to a boundary error within 'CoolType.dll' when processing the
'uniqueName' entry of SING tables in fonts.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will let attackers to crash an affected application
or execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted PDF document.

Affected Software/OS:
Adobe Reader version 9.3.4 and prior.

Adobe Acrobat version 9.3.4 and prior on Windows.

Solution:
Upgrade to Adobe Reader/Adobe Acrobat version 9.4 or later.

CVSS Score:
9.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 43057
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-2883
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43057
Cert/CC Advisory: TA10-279A
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-279A.html
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#491991
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/491991
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-08.xml
http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/09/return-of-unpublished-adobe.html
http://community.websense.com/blogs/securitylabs/archive/2010/09/10/brief-analysis-on-adobe-reader-sing-table-parsing-vulnerability-cve-2010-2883.aspx
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11586
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0743.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/41340
http://secunia.com/advisories/43025
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2010:048 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00001.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2010:019 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html
TurboLinux Advisory: TLSA-2011-2
http://www.turbolinux.co.jp/security/2011/TLSA-2011-2j.txt
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2331
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0191
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0344
XForce ISS Database: adobe-reader-cooltype-code-execution(61635)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61635
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