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Adobe Reader PDF Handling Code Execution Vulnerability - Windows

🗓️ 07 Apr 2010 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AGType 
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Adobe Reader PDF Execution Vulnerability - Window

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801303");
  script_version("2025-09-12T05:38:45+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-12 05:38:45 +0000 (Fri, 12 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-04-07 16:20:50 +0200 (Wed, 07 Apr 2010)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-1492");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_name("Adobe Reader PDF Handling Code Execution Vulnerability - Windows");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-April/006074.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-April/006072.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://forum.immunityinc.com/board/thread/1199/exploiting-pdf-files-without-vulnerabili/?page=1#post-1199");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("secpod_adobe_prdts_detect_win.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("Adobe/Reader/Win/Installed");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Adobe Reader version 8.x and 9.x on Windows.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to error in handling  'PDF' files, which allows to execute
  'EXE' files that are embedded in a PDF document.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Adobe Reader version 9.3.2 or later.");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Adobe Reader is prone to an arbitrary code execution vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow attacker to execute arbitrary code via
  a crafted document.");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE))
  exit(0);

vers = infos["version"];
path = infos["location"];

if( version_is_less( version:vers, test_version:"9.3.2" ) ) {
  report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:vers, fixed_version:"9.3.2", install_path:path );
  security_message( port:0, data:report );
  exit( 0 );
}

exit( 99 );

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12 Sep 2025 00:00Current
7.6High risk
Vulners AI Score7.6
CVSS 29.3
EPSS0.25522
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