Adobe Acrobat and Reader "authplay.dll" Code Execution Vulnerability
Last Update Date:
28 Jan 2011
Release Date:
29 Oct 2010
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RISK: Medium Risk
A vulnerability has been identified in Adobe Acrobat and Reader, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This issue is caused by a memory corruption error in the "authplay.dll" module when processing malformed Flash content within a PDF document, which could be exploited by attackers to compromise a vulnerable system by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted PDF file.
This vulnerability is exploited in the wild.
Impact
- Remote Code Execution
System / Technologies affected
- Adobe Reader versions 9.0 through 9.4 (Windows, Macintosh and UNIX)
- Adobe Acrobat versions 9.0 through 9.4 (Windows and Macintosh)
Solutions
- There is no patch available for this vulnerability currently.
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