#VU2667 Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader - CVE-2009-2997

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#VU2667 Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader - CVE-2009-2997

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU2667
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:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-2997
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Adobe Reader
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 when handling malformed PDF file. 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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