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

Disclosure Date
2009-04-28

Description

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.

Classification

Location: Local / Remote, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public, Exploit Commercial
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade Adobe Reader to version 9.1.1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Adobe Systems Incorporated
Watch-list
Acrobat
Watch-list
7.1.1
8.1.4
9.1
Acrobat Reader
Watch-list
7.1.1
8.1.4
9.1

References

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Credit

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2009-05-01 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_1 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_2 Integrity_impact_2 Availability_impact_2

Blogs

This section lists the latest news and blogs found via the daylife API (and for older items, the technorati API), which mention or otherwise discuss this vulnerability.

1999/11/30 00:00:00 | Annotations Have the Last Word: Adobe Reader PDF Makes Mac OS Vulnerable

from: Gadgetpedia.net » LCD TV Contrast Ratio - Should it Bother You? | | Gadgetpedia.net

You could be getting more than you bargained for when you download a PDF or receive one as an email attachment ... getAnnots ()’ (CVE-2009-1492) and spell.customDictionaryOpen (CVE-2009-1493). According to Secunia.com

2009/05/01 21:56:59 | Adobe Reader Issue Update

from: Adobe Blogs

A Security Advisory has been posted in regards to the Adobe Reader vulnerability last mentioned in the Adobe PSIRT blog on April 28 (“ Update to Adobe Reader Issue ”, CVE-2009-1492). We are in the process of fixing the issue, and expect to make available product updates for the relevant supported Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions

2009/05/05 09:52:31 | Adobe Reader issue update

from: Spartacus of Acrobat

A Security Advisory has been posted in regards to the Adobe Reader vulnerability last mentioned in the Adobe PSIRT blog on April 28 (“Update to Adobe Reader Issue”, CVE-2009-1492). We are in the process of fixing the issue, and expect to make available product updates for the relevant supported Adobe Reader and Acrobat

2009/06/06 14:53:00 | Adobe Plans quarterly Patch Day for Reader/Acrobat fixes

from: Big Basics of Computer World.

Borrowing a few pages from Microsoft’s playbook, Adobe announced plans for a quarterly Patch Day for its Reader/Acrobat product lines and new ... approach was tested sooner than we would have liked with CVE-2009-1492 / 1493 . Although

2009/05/24 18:08:23 | Adobe Reader 9.1.1

from: GRATIS|Antivirus GRATIS|Programas GRATIS

Adobe Reader 9.1.1 (anteriormente Adobe Acrobat) fue el primer programa en soportar el formato PDF (Portable Document Format) ... 9.1.1Two security vulnerabilites with potential exploits, reported as CVE-2009-1492 and CVE-2009-1493, were ... Reader 9.1 and Acrobat 9.1 and earlier versions. This vulnerability (CVE-2009-1492) would cause

2009/05/23 04:52:55 | Annotations Have the Last Word: Adobe Reader PDF Makes Mac OS Vulnerable

from: Video games n hardware news

Carl Berkeley You could be getting more than you bargained for when you download a PDF or receive one as an email attachment ... that getAnnots () (CVE-2009-1492) and spell.customDictionaryOpen (CVE-2009-1493). According to Secunia.com

2009/05/20 19:59:21 | Adobe Reader and Acrobat Security Initiative

from: Adobe Blogs

Brad Arkin here. In my role as the Director of Product Security and Privacy I’m responsible for the security of all Adobe products and services. In practice this means that I manage both the proactive work the Adobe Secure Software Engineering Team (ASSET) does as well as the reactive Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) activities

2009/05/04 00:33:00 | Adobe Reader Vulnerability

from: Security Garden

The Adobe Product Response Team reported: "A Security Advisory has been posted in regards to the Adobe Reader vulnerability last mentioned in the Adobe PSIRT blog on April 28 (“ Update to Adobe Reader Issue ”, CVE-2009-1492). We are in the process of fixing the issue, and expect to make available product updates for the relevant supported

2009/05/13 08:00:00 | Adobe fixes security holes in Acrobat, Reader

from: Free iPhone 3G

Flaw could allow a hacker to create a malicious PDF file that could execute other arbitrary code Adobe on Tuesday patched security flaws in its Acrobat and Reader applications. The updates repair bug CVE-2009-1492, which concerns Adobe's implementation of JavaScript in Reader and Acrobat.

2009/05/14 18:19:29 | Adobe Secures Acrobat and Reader With Patch

from: BlueBadger.com

As promised, Adobe has issued a patch to secure their widely-used Reader software ... and Reader applications . The updates repair bug CVE-2009-1492, which concerns Adobe’

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