Adobe Download Manager Flaw Lets Remote Users Download and Install Arbitrary Software
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1023651 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1023651
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2010-0189
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Feb 24 2010
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, Modification of user information, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Adobe Download Manager. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be installed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create a specially crafted HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will download and install arbitrary code on the target system.
Adobe Reader and Adobe Flash Player include the vulnerable Download Manager and are affected.
Yorick Koster via iDefense and Aviv Raff reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can create HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will download and install arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix.
Users of Adobe Flash Player for Windows or Adobe Reader for Windows downloaded prior to on February 23, 2010 should follow instructions in the advisory.
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-08.html
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Vendor URL: www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-08.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS:
Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:26:44 +0000
Subject: Adobe Download Manager
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http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-08.html
CVE-2010-0189
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