#VU2673 Memory corruption in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - CVE-2009-3462

Vulnerability identifier: #VU2673

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-2009-3462

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Adobe Reader
Adobe Acrobat

Software vendor:
Adobe

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

The weakness exists due to format bug when running in Debug mode on UNIX system. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

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

Update Adobe Reader and Acrobat for UNIX to version 9.2:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Unix

• http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html