Description: A vulnerability has been reported in BlackBerry Enterprise Server, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in the BlackBerry Attachment Service when processing PDF files. This can be exploited to potentially execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system via an email containing a specially crafted PDF.
Successful exploitation requires that a BlackBerry smartphone user views the specially crafted PDF file.
The vulnerability is reported in versions 4.1 Service Pack 3 (4.1.3) through 4.1 Service Pack 5 (4.1.5). Other versions may also be affected.
Solution: Update to BlackBerry Enterprise Server software version 4.1 Service Pack 6 (4.1.6) or apply interim security software update (see vendor's advisory for details). http://www.blackberry.com/go/serverdownloads
Provided and/or discovered by: Reported by the vendor.
Changelog: 2008-07-18: Updated "Solution" section.
2008-07-21: Added link to US-CERT.
2008-07-28: Added CVE reference.
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