Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2011-422 |
Date Published: | 20 Sep 2011 |
Severity: | Critical |
Last Updated: | Saturday 01 January, 2011 |
Source: | Adobe Security Bulletin APSB11-24 |
Industry Reference: | CVE-2011-1353 |
Protection Provided by: | |
Who is Vulnerable? | Adobe Reader X (10.1) and earlier Adobe Acrobat X (10.1) and earlier (for Windows and Macintosh) |
Vulnerability Description | A privilege escalation vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Reader. |
Update/Patch Avaliable | Apply patches from here |
Vulnerability Details | The vulnerability is due to an error in the way Adobe Reader verifies which registry keys are accessed. A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability by enticing an unsuspecting user to open a malicious PDF document file. Successful exploitation of this issue will allow an attacker to take complete control over an affected system. |