CVE-2007-0048

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Acrobat Reader Plugin versions prior to 8.0.0 Adobe Reader versions prior to 7.1.4 Adobe Reader versions prior to 8.1.7 Adobe Reader versions prior to 9.2

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, specifically memory consumption, when a long sequence of # (hash) characters is appended to a PDF URL. This is related to a cross-site scripting issue and can occur when the plugin is used with browsers such as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, or Opera.

Recommendations For Adobe Acrobat Reader Plugin version prior to 8.0.0, update to version 8.0.0 or later. For Adobe Reader version prior to 7.1.4, update to version 7.1.4 or later. For Adobe Reader version prior to 8.1.7, update to version 8.1.7 or later. For Adobe Reader version prior to 9.2, update to version 9.2 or later.