Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader - CVE-2009-0927

Vulnerability identifier: #VU1345

CSH Severity: Critical

CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2009-0927

CWE-ID: CWE-121

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to stack-based buffer overflow in the getIcon() function. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .pdf file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.

Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.

Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader
Gentoo Linux

Update Adobe Acrobat 7.x for Windows and Macintosh to version 7.1.1:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Windows
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Macintosh
Update Adobe Acrobat 3D version 7.x on Windows to 7.1.1:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=112&platform=Windows

Update Adobe Acrobat 8.x for Windows and Macintosh to version 8.1.3:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Windows
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Macintosh
Update Adobe Acrobat 3D version 8.x on Windows to 8.1.3:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=112&platform=Windows

Update Adobe Acrobat 9 for Windows and Macintosh to version 9.1:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4381
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4374

Update Adobe Reader 7.x to version 7.1.1, 8.x to 8.1.3, 9.x to 9.1:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Windows
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Macintosh
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Unix

• Exploit #566 - Adobe - Collab.getIcon() Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (2) (March 18, 2020)
• Exploit #567 - Adobe - Collab.getIcon() Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (1) (March 18, 2020)
• Exploit #568 - Adobe Acrobat/Reader < 7.1.1/8.1.3/9.1 - Collab getIcon Universal Exploit (March 18, 2020)
• Exploit #569 - Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 < 9.0 - getIcon() Memory Corruption (March 18, 2020)
• Exploit #1647 - Adobe Collab.getIcon() Buffer Overflow (March 18, 2020)
• Exploit #1705 - Adobe Collab.getIcon() Buffer Overflow (March 18, 2020)

• http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat
• Gentoo update for Adobe Reader
• openSUSE update for flash-player