#VU2609 Memory corruption in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader - CVE-2009-2983

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#VU2609 Memory corruption in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader - CVE-2009-2983

Published: December 21, 2016 / Updated: September 14, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU2609
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-2009-2983
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader
Software vendor:
Adobe

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to trigger DoS conditions and even execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling COM objects. 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 or cause denial of service with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service or arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.

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