Nuance PDF Reader pdfcore8.dll Heap Buffer Overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 67122

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Synopsis

The remote Windows host has an application that is affected by a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability.

Description

The version of Nuance PDF Reader installed on the remote host is prior to 8.1. As such, it is affected by a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability. The vulnerability exists in the 'PDFCore8.dll' when allocating memory for a font table directory during the handling of naming tables when handling TTF files.

An attacker could exploit this issue by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted document, resulting in arbitrary code execution.

Solution

Upgrade to Nuance PDF Reader 8.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 67122

File Name: nuance_pdf_reader_pdfcore_heap_overflow.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 7/2/2013

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:nuance:pdf_reader

Required KB Items: SMB/Nuance_PDF_Reader/Installed

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/4/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/4/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-0732

BID: 60315

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