Overview
The PDF Distiller service that is provided with BlackBerry Enterprise Server contains a vulnerability that may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.
Description
The BlackBerry Attachment Service is a component of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) and BlackBerry Unite!. The BlackBerry Attachment Service renders certain types of files sent as email attachments for display on BlackBerry Handhelds and other BlackBerry client devices. An unspecified vulnerability in the PDF distiller component of the BlackBerry Attachment Service may allow arbitrary code execution on the system that runs the vulnerable service. |
Impact
By convincing a user to open a specially-crafted PDF attachment on a BlackBerry smartphone, a remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code on the system that runs the BlackBerry Attachment Service. |
Solution
Apply an update This issue is addressed in BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1 Service Pack 6 (4.1.6). Please see BlackBerry document KB15766 for more details. |
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Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
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References
Acknowledgements
This issue was reported by Research In Motion.
This document was written by Will Dormann.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | None |
| Severity Metric: | 20.31 |
| Date Public: | 2008-07-17 |
| Date First Published: | 2008-07-18 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2008-07-18 14:08 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 8 |