Summary
This host is installed with Adobe Reader and is prone to buffer overflow vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on the system and gain sensitive information.
Impact Level: System/Application
Solution
Upgrade to Adobe Reader version 6.0 or later. For updates refer to http://get.adobe.com/reader
Insight
Flaw is due to the boundary error in 'OutputDebugString' function.
Affected
Adobe Reader version 5.1 on Mac OS X.
Detection
Get the installed version with the help of detect NVT and check the version is vulnerable or not.
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2004-0194 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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