Memory corruption in Adobe Reader - CVE-2009-2985

Vulnerability identifier: #VU2654

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-2009-2985

CWE-ID: CWE-119

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 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.

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

Update Adobe Reader for Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX to version 9.2:
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
Update Adobe Acrobat for Windows and Macintosh to version 9.2:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Windows
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=158&platform=Windows
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=112&platform=Windows
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Macintosh

• http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html

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