Adobe Acrobat up to 9.1.1 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Adobe Acrobat. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2009-1855. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat (Document Reader Software). Affected is an unknown code block. 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. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader 7 and Acrobat 7 before 7.1.3, Adobe Reader 8 and Acrobat 8 before 8.1.6, and Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9 before 9.1.2 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file containing a malformed U3D model file with a crafted extension block.

The weakness was shared 06/11/2009 by TippingPoint with Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-1855 since 06/01/2009. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 40805 (Adobe Acrobat < 9.1.2 / 8.1.6 / 7.1.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165648 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update Acrobat Reader (SUSE-SA:2009:035)).

Upgrading to version 7.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8140.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51018), Tenable (40805), SecurityFocus (BID 35282†), Secunia (SA34580†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1022361†). The entries VDB-48570, VDB-48569, VDB-48568 and VDB-48567 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 40805
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 9.1.2 / 8.1.6 / 7.1.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 800586
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader Multiple BOF Vulnerabilities - Jun09 (Linux)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat 7.0.4
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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: TippingPoint
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1855 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1855
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48564

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X-Force: 51018
SecurityFocus: 35282 - Adobe Reader and Acrobat U3D Model Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 34580
SecurityTracker: 1022361
Vulnerability Center: 22548 - [APSB09-07] Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 9.1.2 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow via a Malformed U3D Model, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1547

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Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 10/16/2018 08:55
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (75), 10/16/2018 08:55 (14)
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