Sumatra PDF up to 1.0 mupdf/pdf_shade4.c memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sumatra PDF up to 1.0. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the file mupdf/pdf_shade4.c. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-4117. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sumatra PDF up to 1.0 (Document Reader Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the file mupdf/pdf_shade4.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in pdf_shade4.c in MuPDF before commit 20091125231942, as used in SumatraPDF before 1.0.1, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a /Decode array for certain types of shading that are not properly handled by the (1) pdf_loadtype4shade, (2) pdf_loadtype5shade, (3) pdf_loadtype6shade, and (4) pdf_loadtype7shade functions. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was published 11/30/2009 by Christophe Devine (Website). The advisory is shared at blog.kowalczyk.info. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-4117 since 11/30/2009. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by Christophe Devine and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at blog.kowalczyk.info. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54441), Exploit-DB (10244), OSVDB (60609†) and Secunia (SA37513†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Christophe Devine
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: blog.kowalczyk.info

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: blog.kowalczyk.info
Researcher: Christophe Devine
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-4117 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4117
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4065
X-Force: 54441 - MuPDF multiple pdf_shade4.c buffer overflow, High Risk
Secunia: 37513 - SumatraPDF Shading Pattern Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 60609 - MuPDF mupdf/pdf_shade4.c Multiple Function PDF File Handling Overflow
Vupen: ADV-2009-3355

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

Entryinfo

Created: 12/16/2009 10:54
Updated: 09/16/2024 18:50
Changes: 12/16/2009 10:54 (75), 08/18/2017 13:48 (3), 09/16/2024 18:50 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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