PT-2004-1722 · Adobe · Acrobat Reader

Published 2004-08-14 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2004-0630

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 5.0.5 through 5.0.6 Adobe Acrobat Reader versions prior to 5.0.9

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters (backtick) in the filename of the PDF file provided to the uudecode command. This is related to the uudecoding feature in Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 5.0.5 and 5.0.6, update to a version later than 5.0.9. For Adobe Acrobat Reader versions prior to 5.0.9, update to version 5.0.9 or later.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-0630

Affected Products

Acrobat Reader

References · 7

• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-14.xml · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-432.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0630 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/10931 · Vendor Advisory
• http://idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=124&type=vulnerabilities · Note
• http://adobe.com/support/techdocs/322914.html · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16973 · Note