Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | acroread security update |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | RHSA-2009:0478 | First vendor Publication | 2009-05-13 |
| Vendor | RedHat | Last vendor Modification | 2009-05-13 |
| Severity (Vendor) | Critical | Revision | 01 |
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 | ||
| Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores | |||
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 9.3 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
| Calculate full CVSS 2.0 Vectors scores | |||
Detail
| Problem Description: Updated acroread packages that fix two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extras, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64 RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server) - i386, x86_64 3. Description: Adobe Reader allows users to view and print documents in Portable Document Format (PDF). Two flaws were discovered in Adobe Reader's JavaScript API. A PDF file containing malicious JavaScript instructions could cause Adobe Reader to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Adobe Reader. (CVE-2009-1492, CVE-2009-1493) All Adobe Reader users should install these updated packages. They contain Adobe Reader version 8.1.5, which is not vulnerable to these issues. All running instances of Adobe Reader must be restarted for the update to take effect. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259 5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 498322 - CVE-2009-1492, CVE-2009-1493 acroread: multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader 8.1.4 |
Original Source
| Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0478.html |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-399 | Resource Management Errors |
OVAL Definitions
| 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
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 |
| 2009-07-29 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200907-06 (acroread) File : nvt/glsa_200907_06.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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 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-6260.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 |
| 2009-09-24 | Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_acroread-090519.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-09-24 | Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_acroread_ja-090519.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-08-28 | 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-2009-0478.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 |
| 2009-07-21 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_1_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 |
| 2009-05-22 | 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 |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-02-17 11:52:30 |
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