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 user's system.
Impact Level: System/Application
Solution
Upgrade to Adobe Reader version 5.0.5 or later.
For updates refer to http://get.adobe.com/reader
Insight
Flaw is due to various boundary condition errors in acrobat activeX control.
Affected
Adobe Reader version 4.0 on Windows.
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-1999-1576 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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