Executive Summary
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Title | Adobe Reader and Acrobat customDictionaryOpen() and getAnnots() JavaScript vulnerabilities |
Informations | |||
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Name | VU#970180 | First vendor Publication | 2009-04-29 |
Vendor | VU-CERT | Last vendor Modification | 2009-09-04 |
Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | M |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
Cvss vector : N/A | |||
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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:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
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Cvss Base Score | 9.3 | Attack Range | Network |
Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
Vulnerability Note VU#970180Adobe Reader and Acrobat customDictionaryOpen() and getAnnots() JavaScript vulnerabilitiesOverviewAdobe Reader and Acrobat contain vulnerabilities in the customDictionaryOpen() and getAnnots() JavaScript methods.I. DescriptionAdobe Reader and the Adobe Acrobat family of software is designed to create, view, and edit Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Adobe Reader is widely deployed, and the Acrobat Reader Plug-In displays PDF inside a web browser.Adobe Reader and Acrobat support JavaScript. The JavaScript methods customDictionaryOpen() (CVE-2009-1493) and getAnnots() (CVE-2009-1492) do not safely handle specially crafted arguments and can be manipulated to execute arbitrary code. Publicly available exploit code claims to work on Adobe Reader 9.1 and 8.1.4 on GNU/Linux. Limited testing shows that Adobe Reader and Acrobat on and Microsoft Windows platforms crash when parsing a PDF file that contains a specially crafted getAnnots() call. As of 2009-04-29 we have not confirmed the reported customDictionaryOpen() vulnerability. From Adobe Security Bulletin APSB09-06, update to version 9.1.1, 8.1.5, or 7.1.2 of Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Standard, Pro and Pro Extended.
Some vendors ship JavaScript support in a separate package. Removing this package may remove JavaScript support. Prevent Internet Explorer from automatically opening PDF documents The installer for Adobe Reader and Acrobat configures Internet Explorer to automatically open PDF files without any user interaction. This behavior can be reverted to the safer option of prompting the user by importing the following as a .REG file:
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTAcroExch.Document.7] "EditFlags"=hex:00,00,00,00 Preventing PDF documents from opening inside a web browser reduces attack surface. If this workaround is applied to updated versions of Adobe Reader and Acrobat, it may protect against future vulnerabilities. To prevent PDF documents from automatically being opened in a web browser with Adobe Reader:
To disable the vulnerable getAnnots() method, rename or remove the Annots.api file. This will disable some Annotation functionality, however annotations can still be viewed. This does not protect against the customDictionaryOpen() vulnerability. On Windows, Annots.api is typically located here:
Do not open unfamiliar or unexpected PDF documents, particularly those hosted on web sites or delivered as email attachments. Please see Cyber Security Tip ST04-010. Systems Affected
References
These vulnerabilities were publicly reported by Arr1val. This document was written by Art Manion.
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Original Source
Url : http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/970180 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
% | Id | Name |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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2014-02-17 12:08:19 |
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