0 Day threat/multiple spam messages "Here you have" [VIRUS]
So here’s the deal as provided by http://secunia.com/advisories/41340/ and http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-02.html
This is an Adobe issue.
Secunia Advisory SA41340
Adobe Reader / Acrobat Font Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory
SA41340
Release Date - 2010-09-08
Last Update - 2010-09-09
Criticality level - Extremely critical
Impact - System access
Where - From remote
Solution Status - Unpatched
Software:
Adobe Acrobat 8.x
Adobe Acrobat 9.x
Adobe Reader 8.x
Adobe Reader 9.x
CVE Reference(s) CVE-2010-2883
Description
A vulnerability has been discovered in Adobe Reader, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the font parsing in CoolType.dll and can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by e.g. tricking a user into opening a specially crafted PDF file.
The vulnerability is confirmed in versions 8.2.4 and 9.3.4. Other versions may also be affected.
NOTE: The vulnerability is currently being actively exploited.
Solution - Do not open untrusted files.
Provided and/or discovered by - Reported as a 0-day.
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