News
- Title - Fix for Vulnerability in PDF Attachment Service
- Date - 21 July 2008
This advisory describes a security issue that the BlackBerry Attachment Service component of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server is susceptible to. The issue relates to a known vulnerability in the PDF distiller component of the BlackBerry Attachment Service that affects how the BlackBerry Attachment Service processes PDF files.
A security vulnerability exists in the PDF distiller of some released versions of the BlackBerry Attachment Service. This vulnerability could enable a malicious individual to send an email message containing a specially crafted PDF file, which when opened for viewing on a BlackBerry smartphone, could cause memory corruption and possibly lead to arbitrary code execution on the computer that the BlackBerry Attachment Service runs on.
The resolution is to upgrade to BlackBerry Enterprise Server software version 4.1 Service Pack 6 (4.1.6)
Click the link below to read more and the link needed for the software upgrade.
