Memory corruption in Adobe Reader - CVE-2009-2985

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Memory corruption in Adobe Reader - CVE-2009-2985

Published: December 22, 2016 / Updated: January 9, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU2654
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:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-2985
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Adobe Reader

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling a malformed Compact Font Format stream embedded within a PDF document. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .pdf file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code.

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

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