PT-1999-1798 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader+1

Published 1999-09-27 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-1999-1576

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Acrobat Reader version 4.0

Description: A buffer overflow issue exists in the Adobe Acrobat ActiveX control, specifically in the pdf.ocx and PDF.PdfCtrl.1 components, version 1.3.188. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the pdf.setview method.

Recommendations: For Acrobat Reader version 4.0, update the Adobe Acrobat ActiveX control to a version that is not affected by this issue.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1576

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

Acrobat Activex Control

References · 6

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/19514 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/666 · Exploit
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/28719 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1576 · Security Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/25919 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3318 · Note