BlackBerry Multiple Products PDF Distiller Component PDF Processing Arbitrary Code Execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 33550

Synopsis

The remote Windows host has an application that is affected by a code execution vulnerability

Description

The version of BlackBerry Enterprise Server / BlackBerry Unite! on the remote host reportedly contains a vulnerability in the PDF distiller component of the BlackBerry Attachment Service. A remote attacker may be able to leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code on the affected host subject to the privileges under which the application runs, generally 'Administrator', by sending an email message with a specially crafted PDF file and having that opened for viewing on a BlackBerry smartphone.

Solution

If using BlackBerry Enterprise Server, either upgrade to version 4.1 Service Pack 6 (4.1.6), apply an appropriate interim security software update, or prevent the Attachment Service from processing PDF files.

If using BlackBerry Unite!, either upgrade to 1.0 Service Pack 1 (1.0.1) bundle 36 or later or prevent the Attachment Service from processing PDF files.

See Also

https://salesforce.services.blackberry.com/kbredirect/viewContent.do?externalId=KB15766

https://salesforce.services.blackberry.com/kbredirect/viewContent.do?externalId=KB15770

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 33550

File Name: blackberry_es_pdf_vuln.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 7/21/2008

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server

Required KB Items: BlackBerry_ES/Product, BlackBerry_ES/Version, BlackBerry_ES/AttachmentServer, SMB/Registry/Enumerated

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-3246

BID: 30188

CWE: 94

Secunia: 31092, 31141