Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU1352

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader - CVE-2009-1061

Published: December 16, 2016 / Updated: March 17, 2017

Vulnerability identifier: #VU1352

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4.0: 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/E:A/U:Amber

CVE-ID: CVE-2009-1061

CWE-ID: CWE-122

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Adobe

Affected software:
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader

Detailed vulnerability description

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 image with malicious input. 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.

How to mitigate CVE-2009-1061

Sources

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

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader - CVE-2009-1061

Detailed vulnerability description

How to mitigate CVE-2009-1061

Sources

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