Adobe Acrobat PDF Javascript getCosObj Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Publish date: July 21, 2015
Severity: CRITICAL
CVE Identifier: CVE-2008-4813
Advisory Date: JUL 21, 2015
DESCRIPTION
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.2 and earlier, and before 7.1.1, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document that (1) performs unspecified actions on a Collab object that trigger memory corruption, related to a GetCosObj method; or (2) contains a malformed PDF object that triggers memory corruption during parsing.
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Apply associated Trend Micro DPI Rules.
SOLUTION
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1003301
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1003301 - Adobe Acrobat PDF Font Processing Memory Corruption
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- Adobe Acrobat 8.1.1
- adobe acrobat 8.1.2
- adobe reader 8.1.2
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