#VU2658 Integer Overflow or Wraparound in Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2009-2989

CSH
CYBERSECURITY HELP
Sign In REGISTER
 
Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU2658

#VU2658 Integer Overflow or Wraparound in Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2009-2989

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU2658
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-2009-2989
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit 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 integer overflow when handling a malformed 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 with privileges of the current user.

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

Remediation


External links