58729 : Adobe Reader / Acrobat ParamX Parameter PDF File Handling Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2009-10-08

Keywords

APSB09-15

Description

A buffer overflow exists in Acrobat & Reader. The applications fail to validate PDF files resulting in an unspecified heap overflow overflow. 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: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Commercial
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Uncoordinated Disclosure, Discovered in the Wild

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Adobe has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Adobe Systems Incorporated	Acrobat	9.1.4
Adobe Systems Incorporated	Reader	9.1.3

References

CVE ID: 2009-3459 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 36600
Secunia Advisory ID: 36983 37141 37149 37247
SCIP VulDB ID: 4035
ISS X-Force ID: 53691
Metasploit ID: 58729
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-10/0140.html
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/10/adobe_reader_and_acrobat_issue_1.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00005.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html
Other Advisory URL: http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=7300
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-270669-1
http://www.fortiguard.com/analysis/pdfanalysis.html
http://www.iss.net/threats/348.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2851
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200910-03.xml
Generic Exploit URL: http://www.saintcorporation.com/cgi-bin/exploit_info/adobe_reader_flatedecode_tiff_predictor
News Article: http://www.scmagazineus.com/New-versions-of-Adobe-Reader-Acrobat-to-arrive-Tuesday/article/151984/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/08/adobe_reader_vuln_under_attack/

Tools & Filters

Snort	15709
	42119

Credit

Chia-Ching Fang -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2009-10-13 | Disagree?

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