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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.804376
Category:General
Title:Adobe Reader URI Handler Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (Oct 2007) - Windows
Summary:Adobe Reader is prone to remote code execution (RCE); vulnerabilities.
Description:Summary:
Adobe Reader is prone to remote code execution (RCE)
vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Insight:
Flaws are due to an input validation error when handling specially crafted
URIs with registered URI handlers.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow attackers to execute arbitrary code and
compromise a user's system.

Affected Software/OS:
Adobe Reader version 8.1 and prior on Windows.

Solution:
Upgrade to Adobe Reader version 8.1.1 or later.

CVSS Score:
9.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-5020
BugTraq ID: 25748
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25748
Bugtraq: 20070920 0day: PDF pwns Windows (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480080/100/0/threaded
Cert/CC Advisory: TA07-297B
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-297B.html
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/0day-pdf-pwns-windows
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018723
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3392
XForce ISS Database: adobe-unspecified-pdf-code-execution(36722)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36722
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-3896
BugTraq ID: 25945
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25945
Bugtraq: 20071003 0day: mIRC pwns Windows (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119143780202107&w=2
Bugtraq: 20071004 Re: 0day: mIRC pwns Windows (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119144449915918&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481505/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20071004 Re[2]: 0day: mIRC pwns Windows (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481493/100/100/threaded
Bugtraq: 20071005 RE: URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape, Miranda, Skype (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481624/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20071005 URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape, Miranda, Skype (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119159924712561&w=2
Bugtraq: 20071009 Re: URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape, Miranda, Skype (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119168062128026&w=2
Bugtraq: 20071006 Re[2]: URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape, Miranda, Skype (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481664/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20071007 Re[2]: [Full-disclosure] URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape, Miranda, Skype (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481671/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20071006 Re[2]: [Full-disclosure] URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape,Miranda, Skype (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481680/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20071007 Re: Re[2]: [Full-disclosure] URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape,Miranda, Skype (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481881/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20071008 Re: [Full-disclosure] URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape, Miranda, Skype (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119195904813505&w=2
Bugtraq: 20071008 Re: [Full-disclosure] URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape,Miranda, Skype (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481846/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481839/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481887/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481867/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20071009 RE: [Full-disclosure] URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape, Miranda, Skype (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481871/100/0/threaded
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119194714125580&w=2
Bugtraq: 20071011 M$ will fix URI? (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482090/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20071014 Third-party patch for CVE-2007-3896 (Internet Explorer 7 invalid URI handling) available (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482292/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20071017 Re: Third-party patch for CVE-2007-3896, UPDATE NOW (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482437/100/0/threaded
Cert/CC Advisory: TA07-317A
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-317A.html
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#403150
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/403150
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119159477404263&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119168727402084&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119170531020020&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119171444628628&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119175323322021&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119180333805950&w=2
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBST02291
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484186/100/0/threaded
HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT071498
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=577
http://www.heise-security.co.uk/news/96982
http://xs-sniper.com/blog/remote-command-exec-firefox-2005/
Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS07-061
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-061
Microsoft Knowledge Base article: 943521
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/943521.mspx
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4581
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018822
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018831
http://secunia.com/advisories/26201
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