Adobe Acrobat Reader Plugin Denial of Service

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  Severity: MEDIUM

  CVE Identifier: CVE-2007-0048

  Advisory Date: FEB 10, 2011

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  DESCRIPTION

Adobe Acrobat Reader Plugin before 8.0.0, when used with Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a long sequence of # (hash) characters appended to a PDF URL.

  TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION

Trend Micro Deep Security shields networks through Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) rules. Trend Micro customers using OfficeScan with Intrusion Defense Firewall (IDF) plugin are also protected from attacks using these vulnerabilities. Please refer to the filter number and filter name when applying appropriate DPI and/or IDF rules.

  SOLUTION

  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1001243

  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1001243 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Acrobat Reader Plugin DoS

  AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION

• Adobe Acrobat 3D
• Adobe Acrobat 7.0
• Adobe Acrobat 7.0.1
• Adobe Acrobat 7.0.2
• Adobe Acrobat 7.0.3
• Adobe Acrobat 7.0.4
• Adobe Acrobat 7.0.5
• Adobe Acrobat 7.0.6
• Adobe Acrobat 7.0.7
• Adobe Acrobat 7.0.8
• Adobe Acrobat Elements 7.0.8
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.1
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.2
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.3
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.4
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.5
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.1
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.2
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.3
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.4
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.5
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.6
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.7
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.8
• Adobe Acrobat Reader Plugin 7.0.8