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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader (Document Reader Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 do not properly validate input, which might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-3458.
The weakness was published 10/19/2009 by Stefano Di Paola with Apple Product Security (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-2998 since 08/27/2009. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42119 (Adobe Acrobat < 9.2 / 8.1.7 / 7.1.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB09-15)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 9.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8658.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (42119). Similar entries are available at 2793, 4037, 4041 and 4039.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6
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Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 42119
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 9.2 / 8.1.7 / 7.1.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB09-15)
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OpenVAS ID: 800958
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities - Oct09 (Linux)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 9.0
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Stefano Di Paola
Organization: Apple Product Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-2998 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1023007
Vulnerability Center: 23805 - [APSB09-15] Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7-7.1.3, 8- 8.1.6, and 9-9.1.3 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 36638 - RETIRED: Adobe Reader and Acrobat October 2009 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Vupen: ADV-2009-2898
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Entry
Created: 03/18/2015 15:15Updated: 10/16/2018 09:01
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (70), 10/16/2018 09:01 (13)
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