The Javascript API in Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.9 and possibly 8.1.1 exposes a dangerous method, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or trigger a buffer overflow via a crafted PDF file that invokes app.checkForUpdate with a malicious callback function.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-05-08T00:00:00

Updated: 2018-10-11T19:57:01

Reserved: 2008-04-30T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2008-2042

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-05-08T00:20:00.000

Modified: 2018-10-30T16:25:16.967


Link: CVE-2008-2042

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