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Adobe util.printf() Buffer Overflow

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Adobe util.printf() Buffer Overflow

Disclosed
02/08/2008
Created
05/30/2018

Description

This module exploits a buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Professional < 8.1.3. By creating a specially crafted pdf that a contains malformed util.printf() entry, an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code.

Author(s)

  • MC <mc@metasploit.com>
  • Didier Stevens <didier.stevens@gmail.com>

Platform

Windows

Development

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':

msf > use exploit/windows/fileformat/adobe_utilprintf
msf exploit(adobe_utilprintf) > show targets
    ...targets...
msf exploit(adobe_utilprintf) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(adobe_utilprintf) > show options
    ...show and set options...
msf exploit(adobe_utilprintf) > exploit

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