CVE-2005-0492 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Adobe Acrobat Reader by sending a malicious PDF file with a negative count value, requiring user interaction to open the file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-0492?
CVE-2005-0492 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader, published on 21 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.3 and 7.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a PDF file that contains a negative Count value in the root page node.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0492?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Acrobat Reader.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0492?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0492 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2005-0492 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0492 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat Reader
Sources
Also known as GHSA-634j-p4v9-j6fm.