Adobe Reader 'printSeps()' Function Heap Corruption Vulnerability - Linux

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

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

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801546");
  script_version("2025-12-11T05:46:19+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-4091");
  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_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-12-11 05:46:19 +0000 (Thu, 11 Dec 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-11-23 14:41:37 +0100 (Tue, 23 Nov 2010)");
  script_name("Adobe Reader 'printSeps()' Function Heap Corruption Vulnerability - Linux");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Adobe Reader is prone to a heap corruption vulnerability.");
  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This issue is caused by a heap corruption error in the 'EScript.api' plugin
when processing the 'printSeps()' function within a PDF document.");
  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will let attackers to crash an affected application
or compromise a vulnerable system by tricking a user into opening a specially
crafted PDF file.");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Adobe Reader version 8.x to 8.1.7 and 9.x before 9.4.1 on Linux");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 9.4.1 or later.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://secunia.com/advisories/42095");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44638");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/62996");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15419/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2890");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2010/11/potential-issue-in-adobe-reader.html");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("gb_adobe_prdts_detect_lin.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("Adobe/Reader/Linux/Version");
  exit(0);
}

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

if(!readerVer = get_app_version(cpe:CPE)){
  exit(0);
}

if(version_is_less(version:readerVer, test_version:"8.1.7") ||
   version_in_range(version:readerVer, test_version:"9.0", test_version2:"9.4.0")){
    security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}