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#VU1350 Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2009-0928

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

Vulnerability identifier: #VU1350

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:A/U:Amber

CVE-ID: CVE-2009-0928

CWE-ID: CWE-122

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Adobe Reader
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 when parsing a malformed JBIG2 image stream. 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.

Remediation

External links

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

#VU1350 Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2009-0928

Description

Remediation

External links

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