>> Adobe Acrobat and Reader URI Handlers Code Execution Vulnerability
Title : Adobe Acrobat and Reader URI Handlers Code Execution Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-3392 CVE ID : CVE-2007-5020
Rated as : Critical
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-10-08
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Adobe Acrobat and Reader, which could be exploited by attackers to take complete control of an affected system with Internet Explorer 7 installed. This issue is caused by an input validation error when processing a specially crafted "mailto:" link, which could be exploited by remote attackers to inject and execute arbitrary commands by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted PDF document.
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