Adobe Acrobat and Reader JBIG2 image stream buffer overflow
| adobe-acrobat-reader-image-bo (48825) |  High Risk |
Description:
Adobe Acrobat and Reader are vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when parsing a malformed JBIG2 image stream embedded within a PDF document. By persuading a victim to open a malicious PDF file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the victim or cause the application to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 9.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 7.7 |
| Exploitability: | Functional |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Refer to APSB09-03 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.
References:
- APSA09-01: Buffer overflow issue in versions 9.0 and earlier of Adobe Reader and Acrobat.
- APSB09-03: Security Updates available for Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9.
- IBM Internet Security Systems Protection Alert - Feb. 20, 2009: Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat JBIG2 Image Stream Remote Code Execution.
- NORTEL BULLETIN ID: 2009009391, Rev 1: Nortel Response to Adobe APSA09-01 - Buffer overflow issue in v9.0 and earlier of Adobe Reader and Acrobat:.
- Shadowserver Foundation Blog, February 19, 2009, at 03:03 PM: When PDFs Attack - Acrobat [Reader] 0-Day On the Loose.
- US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA09-051A: Adobe Acrobat and Reader Vulnerability.
- ASA-2009-106: acroread security update (RHSA-2009-0376)
- BID-33751: Adobe Acrobat and Reader PDF File Handling JBIG2 Image Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2009-0658: Buffer overflow in Adobe Reader 9.0 and earlier, and Acrobat 9.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, related to a non-JavaScript function call and possibly an embedded JBIG2 image stream, as exploited in the wild in February 2009 by Trojan.Pidief.E.
- OSVDB ID: 52073: Adobe Reader / Acrobat Document Handling JBIG2 Compression Overflow
- RHSA-2009-0376: Critical: acroread security update
- SA33901: Adobe Reader/Acrobat JBIG2 Stream Array Indexing Vulnerability
- SA34706: Sun Solaris Adobe Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1021739: Adobe Acrobat Reader Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- SUSE-SA:2009:014: Acrobat Reader remote code execution
- SUSE-SR:2009:009: SUSE Security Summary Report
Platforms Affected:
- Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Standard
- Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional
- Adobe Acrobat 7.0.1 Professional
- Adobe Acrobat 7.0.1 Standard
- Adobe Acrobat 7.0.2 Professional
- Adobe Acrobat 7.0.2 Standard
- Adobe Acrobat 7.0.3 Standard
- Adobe Acrobat 7.0.3 Professional
- Adobe Acrobat 7.0.4 Standard
- Adobe Acrobat 7.0.4 Professional
- Adobe Acrobat 7.0.5 Professional
- Adobe Acrobat 7.0.5 Standard
- Adobe Acrobat 7.0.6 Standard
- Adobe Acrobat 7.0.6 Professional
- Adobe Acrobat 7.0.7 Professional
- Adobe Acrobat 7.0.7 Standard
- Adobe Acrobat 7.0.8 Professional
- Adobe Acrobat 7.0.8 Standard
- Adobe Acrobat 7.0.9 Professional
- Adobe Acrobat 7.0.9 Standard
- Adobe Acrobat 8.0 Standard
- Adobe Acrobat 8.0 Professional
- Adobe Acrobat 8.1 Professional
- Adobe Acrobat 8.1 Standard
- Adobe Acrobat 8.1.1 Standard
- Adobe Acrobat 8.1.1 Professional
- Adobe Acrobat 8.1.2 Professional
- Adobe Acrobat 8.1.2 Standard
- Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Professional
- Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Professional Extended
- Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Standard
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.1
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.2
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.3
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.4
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.5
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.6
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.7
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.8
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.9
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.1
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0
- Novell Linux Desktop 9
- Novell OpenSUSE 10.3
- Novell OpenSUSE 11.0
- Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2
- RedHat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7.z Extras
- RedHat RHEL Desktop Supplementary 5 Client
- RedHat RHEL Extras 3
- RedHat RHEL Extras 4
- RedHat RHEL Supplementary 5 Server
- RedHat RHEL Supplementary 5.3.z EUS
- Turbolinux Client 2008
Reported:
Feb 19, 2009
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