Denial of service vulnerability in Adobe Reader via a PDF file that contains an annotation (Linux)| ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:18634 | Date: (C)2014-05-26 (M)2021-11-18 |
| Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: unix |
The host is installed with Adobe Reader before 8.1.5 or Adobe Reader 9 before 9.1.1 and is prone to a denial of service vulnerability. A flaw is present in the application, which fails to properly handle a PDF file that contains an annotation. Successful exploitation allow attackers to crash the service or take complete control of the affected system.
