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Credit:
The information has been provided by Abdullah Ada.
The original article can be found at: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-065/
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Vulnerable Systems:
* Adobe Reader
User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within AcroRd32.dll. Initially, a pointer passed to memset can be miscalculated and the resulting copy operation corrupts heap memory. Later, the application attempts to use the modified data which can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code under the context of the user invoking the Reader application.
Patch Availability:
Adobe has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-03.html
CVE Information:
CVE-2011-0567
Disclosure Timeline:
2010-06-30 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
2011-02-08 - Coordinated public release of advisory
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