Executive Summary



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Summary
Title Adobe Reader: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Informations
Name GLSA-200907-06 First vendor Publication 2009-07-12
Vendor Gentoo Last vendor Modification 2009-07-12
Severity (Vendor) Normal Revision N/A

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 10 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 10 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Synopsis

Adobe Reader is vulnerable to remote code execution via crafted PDF files.

Background

Adobe Reader is a PDF reader released by Adobe.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Adobe Reader:

* Alin Rad Pop of Secunia Research reported a heap-based buffer overflow in the JBIG2 filter (CVE-2009-0198).

* Mark Dowd of the IBM Internet Security Systems X-Force and Nicolas Joly of VUPEN Security reported multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the JBIG2 filter (CVE-2009-0509, CVE-2009-0510, CVE-2009-0511,
CVE-2009-0512, CVE-2009-0888, CVE-2009-0889)

* Arr1val reported that multiple methods in the JavaScript API might lead to memory corruption when called with crafted arguments (CVE-2009-1492, CVE-2009-1493).

* An anonymous researcher reported a stack-based buffer overflow related to U3D model files with a crafted extension block (CVE-2009-1855).

* Jun Mao and Ryan Smith of iDefense Labs reported an integer overflow related to the FlateDecode filter, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2009-1856).

* Haifei Li of Fortinet's FortiGuard Global Security Research Team reported a memory corruption vulnerability related to TrueType fonts (CVE-2009-1857).

* The Apple Product Security Team reported a memory corruption vulnerability in the JBIG2 filter (CVE-2009-1858).

* Matthew Watchinski of Sourcefire VRT reported an unspecified memory corruption (CVE-2009-1859).

* Will Dormann of CERT reported multiple heap-based buffer overflows when processing JPX (aka JPEG2000) stream that trigger heap memory corruption (CVE-2009-1861).

* Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities have been discovered (CVE-2009-2028).

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted document, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Adobe Reader users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/acroread-8.1.6"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2009-0198 : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0198
[ 2 ] CVE-2009-0509 : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0509
[ 3 ] CVE-2009-0510 : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0510
[ 4 ] CVE-2009-0511 : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0511
[ 5 ] CVE-2009-0512 : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0512
[ 6 ] CVE-2009-0888 : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0888
[ 7 ] CVE-2009-0889 : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0889
[ 8 ] CVE-2009-1492 : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1492
[ 9 ] CVE-2009-1493 : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1493
[ 10 ] CVE-2009-1855 : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1855
[ 11 ] CVE-2009-1856 : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1856
[ 12 ] CVE-2009-1857 : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1857
[ 13 ] CVE-2009-1858 : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1858
[ 14 ] CVE-2009-1859 : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1859
[ 15 ] CVE-2009-1861 : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1861
[ 16 ] CVE-2009-2028 : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2028

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-06.xml

Original Source

Url : http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-06.xml

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
60 % CWE-119 Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
33 % CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
7 % CWE-189 Numeric Errors (CWE/SANS Top 25)

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22229
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22229
Title: ELSA-2009:1109: acroread security update (Critical)
Description: Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities 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 have unknown impact and attack vectors, related to "Adobe internally discovered issues."
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): ELSA-2009:1109-01
CVE-2009-0198
CVE-2009-0509
CVE-2009-0510
CVE-2009-0511
CVE-2009-0512
CVE-2009-0888
CVE-2009-0889
CVE-2009-1855
CVE-2009-1856
CVE-2009-1857
CVE-2009-1858
CVE-2009-1859
CVE-2009-1861
CVE-2009-2028
Version: 61
Platform(s): Oracle Linux 5
Product(s): acroread
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22282
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22282
Title: ELSA-2009:0478: acroread security update (Critical)
Description: The customDictionaryOpen spell method in the JavaScript API in Adobe Reader 9.1, 8.1.4, 7.1.1, and earlier on Linux and UNIX allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a PDF file that triggers a call to this method with a long string in the second argument.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): ELSA-2009:0478-01
CVE-2009-1492
CVE-2009-1493
Version: 13
Platform(s): Oracle Linux 5
Product(s): acroread
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 122
Application 79
Application 2

SAINT Exploits

Description Link
Adobe Reader Javascript API getAnnots method vulnerability More info here
Adobe Reader Javascript API spell.customDictonaryOpen memory corruption More info here

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2010-04-07 Name : Adobe Reader PDF Handling Code Execution Vulnerability (Win)
File : nvt/gb_adobe_reader_exe_code_exec_vuln_win.nasl
2009-10-13 Name : Solaris Update for Adobe Acrobat Reader 121104-10
File : nvt/gb_solaris_121104_10.nasl
2009-09-09 Name : SuSE Security Summary SUSE-SR:2009:014
File : nvt/suse_sr_2009_014.nasl
2009-07-29 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200907-06 (acroread)
File : nvt/glsa_200907_06.nasl
2009-07-06 Name : SuSE Security Advisory SUSE-SA:2009:035 (acroread)
File : nvt/suse_sa_2009_035.nasl
2009-07-06 Name : SuSE Security Summary SUSE-SR:2009:012
File : nvt/suse_sr_2009_012.nasl
2009-06-23 Name : RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:1109
File : nvt/RHSA_2009_1109.nasl
2009-06-16 Name : Adobe Reader Multiple BOF Vulnerabilities - Jun09 (Linux)
File : nvt/gb_adobe_prdts_mult_bof_vuln_jun09_lin.nasl
2009-06-16 Name : Adobe Reader/Acrobat Multiple BOF Vulnerabilities - Jun09 (Win)
File : nvt/gb_adobe_prdts_mult_bof_vuln_jun09_win.nasl
2009-06-15 Name : SuSE Security Summary SUSE-SR:2009:011
File : nvt/suse_sr_2009_011.nasl
2009-05-25 Name : SuSE Security Advisory SUSE-SA:2009:027 (acroread)
File : nvt/suse_sa_2009_027.nasl
2009-05-20 Name : RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:0478
File : nvt/RHSA_2009_0478.nasl
2009-05-11 Name : Adobe Reader Denial of Service Vulnerability (May09)
File : nvt/gb_adobe_reader_dos_vuln_may09_lin.nasl
2009-05-11 Name : Adobe Reader/Acrobat Denial of Service Vulnerability (May09)
File : nvt/gb_adobe_reader_dos_vuln_may09_win.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
56119 Adobe Reader / Acrobat Multiple Unspecified Issues (Internal)

56118 Adobe Reader / Acrobat PDF File JPX (aka JPEG2000) Stream Handling Multiple O...

56117 Adobe Reader / Acrobat Unspecified Memory Corruption

56116 Adobe Reader / Acrobat JBIG2 Filter Unspecified Memory Corruption

56115 Adobe Reader / Acrobat JBIG2 Filter Unspecified Remote Overflow (2009-0512)

56114 Adobe Reader / Acrobat PDF File TrueType Font Handling Memory Corruption

56113 Adobe Reader / Acrobat PDF File FlateDecode Filter Parameter Handling Unspeci...

56112 Adobe Reader / Acrobat U3D Model Crafted Extension Block Handling Overflow

56111 Adobe Reader / Acrobat JBIG2 Filter Unspecified Remote Overflow (2009-0889)

56110 Adobe Reader / Acrobat JBIG2 Filter Unspecified Remote Overflow (2009-0888)

56109 Adobe Reader / Acrobat JBIG2 Filter Unspecified Remote Overflow (2009-0511)

56108 Adobe Reader / Acrobat JBIG2 Filter Unspecified Remote Overflow (2009-0510)

56107 Adobe Reader / Acrobat JBIG2 Filter Crafted File Handling Unspecified Overflow

56106 Adobe Reader / Acrobat JBIG2 Filter Huffman Encoded Text Region Segment Handl...

54130 Adobe Reader getAnnots() JavaScript Method PDF Handling Memory Corruption

A memory corruption flaw exists in Adobe and Acrobat Reader. The getAnnots() JavaScript method fails to validate input read from a malformed PDF file resulting in memory corruption. With a specially crafted file, a context-dependent attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.
54129 Adobe Reader customDictionaryOpen() JavaScript Method PDF Handling Memory Cor...

Snort® IPS/IDS

Date Description
2018-02-06 Adobe Acrobat Reader getAnnots exploit attempt
RuleID : 45369 - Revision : 1 - Type : FILE-PDF
2016-07-01 Adobe Acrobat Reader getAnnots exploit attempt
RuleID : 39109 - Revision : 2 - Type : FILE-PDF
2016-07-01 Adobe Acrobat Reader getAnnots exploit attempt
RuleID : 39108 - Revision : 2 - Type : FILE-PDF
2016-03-22 Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Acrobat Reader U3D RHAdobeMeta buffer overflow attempt
RuleID : 37712 - Revision : 1 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Acrobat Reader U3D RHAdobeMeta buffer overflow attempt
RuleID : 28626 - Revision : 8 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Acrobat Reader U3D RHAdobeMeta buffer overflow attempt
RuleID : 28303 - Revision : 7 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader JPX malformed code-block width memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 25767 - Revision : 6 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader FlateDecode integer overflow attempt
RuleID : 25588 - Revision : 5 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader getAnnots exploit attempt
RuleID : 23504 - Revision : 8 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader spell.customDictionaryOpen exploit attempt
RuleID : 23500 - Revision : 5 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe RoboHelp Server Arbitrary File Upload and Execute
RuleID : 17529 - Revision : 10 - Type : SERVER-WEBAPP
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Acrobat Reader U3D RHAdobeMeta buffer overflow attempt
RuleID : 17526 - Revision : 14 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader FlateDecode integer overflow attempt
RuleID : 15709 - Revision : 19 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader JPX malformed code-block width memory corruption attempt
RuleID : 15562 - Revision : 14 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader getAnnots exploit attempt
RuleID : 15493 - Revision : 15 - Type : FILE-PDF
2014-01-10 Adobe Acrobat Reader spell.customDictionaryOpen exploit attempt
RuleID : 15492 - Revision : 15 - Type : FILE-PDF

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2011-01-27 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_acroread_ja-6398.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-01-27 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_acroread_ja-6264.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-01-27 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_acroread-6331.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-01-27 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_acroread-6260.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-10-06 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_acroread-6332.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-09-24 Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_acroread_ja-090806.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-09-24 Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_acroread_ja-090519.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-09-24 Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_acroread-090701.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-09-24 Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_acroread-090519.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-08-28 Name : The version of Adobe Acrobat on the remote Windows host is affected by multip...
File : adobe_acrobat_912.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-08-28 Name : The version of Adobe Acrobat on the remote Windows host is affected by a memo...
File : adobe_acrobat_911.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-08-24 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2009-1109.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-08-24 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2009-0478.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-21 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_1_acroread-090701.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-21 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_1_acroread-090519.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-21 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_0_acroread-090701.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-21 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_0_acroread-090519.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-13 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200907-06.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-06-11 Name : The PDF file viewer on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulner...
File : adobe_reader_912.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-05-22 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_acroread-6258.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-05-13 Name : The PDF file viewer on the remote Windows host is affected by a memory corrup...
File : adobe_reader_911.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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