Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU1353

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2009-1062

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

Vulnerability identifier: #VU1353

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-2009-1062

CWE-ID: CWE-122

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Adobe

Affected software:
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat

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-2009-1062

Sources

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

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2009-1062

Detailed vulnerability description

How to mitigate CVE-2009-1062

Sources

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