Adobe Acrobat Reader JBIG2 symbol dictionary segment buffer overflow
| adobe-reader-jbig2-symbol-bo (49405) |  High Risk |
Description:
Adobe Acrobat Reader is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when processing a malformed JBIG2 symbol dictionary segment 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: | 6.9 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Refer to APSB09-04 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- APSB09-04: Security Updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat.
- Secunia Research 25/03/2009: Adobe Reader JBIG2 Symbol Dictionary Buffer Overflow.
- Sun Alert ID: 256788: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader for Solaris 10 May Allow Execution of Arbitrary Code or Cause a Denial of Service (DoS) (Adobe Security Bulletin APSB09-04).
- ASA-2009-106: acroread security update (RHSA-2009-0376)
- BID-34229: Adobe Acrobat and Reader JBIG2 Image Processing Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2009-0193: Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 before 9.1, 8 before 8.1.4, and 7 before 7.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with a malformed JBIG2 symbol dictionary segment, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-1061 and CVE-2009-1062.
- RHSA-2009-0376: Critical: acroread security update
- SA34706: Sun Solaris Adobe Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1021892: Adobe Reader Flaws in JBIG2 Filter Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary
- SUSE-SA:2009:014: Acrobat Reader remote code execution
- SUSE-SR:2009:009: SUSE Security Summary Report
- VUPEN/ADV-2009-1019: Sun Solaris Adobe Reader Code Execution and DoS Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- 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 7.1
- 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 8.1.3
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 9
- 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
- Sun Solaris 10 SPARC
Reported:
Mar 24, 2009
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