Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 8.1.2 JBIG2 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as very critical has been reported in Adobe Acrobat Reader. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component JBIG2 Handler. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-0658. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader (Document Reader Software). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component JBIG2 Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Adobe Reader 9.0 and earlier, and Acrobat 9.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, related to a non-JavaScript function call and possibly an embedded JBIG2 image stream, as exploited in the wild in February 2009 by Trojan.Pidief.E.

The weakness was released 02/20/2009 with 0-day (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-0658 since 02/20/2009. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/25/2025).

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as attacked. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 900320 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165634 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update Acroread (SUSE-SA:2009:014)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at adobe.com. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 15357. In this case the pattern JBIG2Decode is used for detection. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6827.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48825), Exploit-DB (8099), Zero-Day.cz (157), Tenable (900320) and SecurityFocus (BID 33751†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-47279, VDB-47278, VDB-47277 and VDB-47272. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Attacked
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Nessus ID: 900320
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OpenVAS ID: 900321
OpenVAS Name: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Adobe Reader (Linux)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/adobe_jbig2
Saint Name: Adobe Reader JBIG2 image stream buffer overflow

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: adobe.com

Snort ID: 15357
Snort Message: WEB-CLIENT Adobe PDF JBIG2 remote code execution attempt
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Suricata ID: 2011534
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02/18/2009 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Organization: 0-day
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0658 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0658
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3931

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X-Force: 48825 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader JBIG2 image stream buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 33751 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader PDF File Handling JBIG2 Image Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 33901 - Adobe Reader/Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities, Extremely Critical
OSVDB: 52073 - Adobe Reader / Acrobat Document Handling JBIG2 Compression Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1021739
Vulnerability Center: 21022 - [APSA09-01, APSB09-04, APSB09-03] Adobe Acrobat and Reader <= 9 Malformed JBIG2 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1019

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/03/2009 16:21
Updated: 01/25/2025 19:08
Changes: 03/03/2009 16:21 (99), 10/18/2018 07:30 (11), 03/17/2021 08:11 (13), 07/20/2024 05:26 (22), 11/24/2024 10:50 (1), 01/25/2025 19:08 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:69F:103

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