#VU2663 Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2009-2994

 

#VU2663 Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2009-2994

Published: December 22, 2016 / Updated: September 14, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU2663
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-2994
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Adobe Acrobat
Software vendor:
Adobe

Description

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

The weakness exists due to heap-based buffer overflow, caused by an integer overflow in CLOD Mesh Declaration block. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .pdf file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

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

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