25902 : PDF Form Filling and Flattening Tool Field Name Overflow
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Last Modified
6 months ago

Percent Complete
100%

Disclosure
May 23, 2006

Discovery
Apr 19, 2006

Dates

Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Unknown

Description

 A overflow exists in PDF Form Filling and Flattening Tool. The PDF Form Filling and Flattening Tool fails to copy form field names to a 256 byte fixed length buffer resulting in a stack-based buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can cause arbitary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

 Location: Local Access Required, Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

 Upgrade to version 3.1.0.12 (released on 2006-05-10) or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products
PDF Tools AG
Watch-list
PDF Form Filling and Flattening Tool
Watch-list
 3.0
3.1.0.12 (2006-05-10)

References

Manual Testing Notes

Credit
  • George D. Gal - ggalBrand New Doo Doovsecurity.com - Virtual Security Research, LLC.

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