PT-2006-2779 · Adobe · Adobe Document Server For Reader Extensions

Published 2006-04-13 · Updated 2018-10-18 · CVE-2006-1788

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.6

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Document Server for Reader Extensions version 6.0

Description The issue allows remote attackers to more easily identify valid user IDs via brute force attacks because it provides different error messages depending on whether the user id is valid or invalid during log on.

Recommendations For Adobe Document Server for Reader Extensions version 6.0, consider implementing measures to make error messages more generic to prevent attackers from distinguishing between valid and invalid user id inputs.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-1788

Affected Products

Adobe Document Server For Reader Extensions

References · 8

• http://adobe.com/support/techdocs/331917.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-68/advisory · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1788 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/15924 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1342 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25772 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/430869/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/17500 · Note