Adobe Acrobat and Reader Text Region buffer overflow
| reader-textregion-bo (49239) |  High Risk |
Description:
Adobe Acrobat and Reader are vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by a memory corruption vulnerability due to failure to adequately check integers read from the Text Region of the JBIG segments embedded in the file. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to corrupt memory and execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the victim.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 9.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 6.9 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Refer to Adobe Security Bulletin APSB09-07 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Adobe Security Bulletin APSB09-07: Security Updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat.
- IBM Internet Security Systems Protection Advisory: Multiple JBIG2 Vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader.
- NORTEL BULLETIN ID: 2009009587, Rev 1: Nortel Response to APSB09-07 Adobe Quarterly Security Update for June 2009.
- ASA-2009-241: acroread security update (RHSA-2009-1109)
- BID-35274: Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.1.1 and Prior Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
- BID-35303: Adobe Reader and Acrobat JBIG Segments 'Text Region' Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- CVE-2009-0509: Heap-based buffer overflow in the JBIG2 filter in Adobe Reader 7 and Acrobat 7 before 7.1.3, Adobe Reader 8 and Acrobat 8 before 8.1.6, and Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9 before 9.1.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file that triggers memory corruption.
- GLSA-200907-06: Adobe Reader: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
- RHSA-2009-1109: Critical: acroread security update
- SA34580: Adobe Reader/Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1022361: Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader Buffer Overflows Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- SUSE-SA:2009:035: Acrobat Reader security problems
- SUSE-SR:2009:012: SUSE Security Summary Report
- SUSE-SR:2009:014: SUSE Security Summary Report
- VUPEN/ADV-2009-1547: Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Adobe Acrobat 9.0
- Adobe Acrobat 9.1
- Adobe Acrobat Professional 9.0.0
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 9
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.1
- Gentoo Linux
- Novell OpenSUSE 10.3
- Novell OpenSUSE 11.0
- Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2
- RedHat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8.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
Reported:
Jun 09, 2009
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