Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2009-0193

Vulnerability identifier: #VU1347

CSH Severity: High

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-2009-0193

CWE-ID: CWE-122

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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

The weakness exists due to heap-based buffer overflow when processing a malformed JBIG2 symbol dictionary segment. 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.

Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Gentoo Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop

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 8.1.4:
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 8.1.4:
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 8.1.4, 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

• 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
• Red Hat update for acroread