Adobe Acrobat up to 9.1.1 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes numeric error. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2009-1856. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Acrobat (Document Reader Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer 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 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via a PDF file containing unspecified parameters to the FlateDecode filter, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

The weakness was published 06/11/2009 by iDefense Labs with iDEFENSE Labs (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-1856 since 06/01/2009. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 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 9134.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51021), Tenable (40805), SecurityFocus (BID 35294†), Secunia (SA34580†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1022361†). Similar entries are available at VDB-48570, VDB-48569, VDB-48568 and VDB-48567. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat 7.0.4
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06/11/2009 +1 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2027 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: iDefense Labs
Organization: iDEFENSE Labs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1856 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1856
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48565

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X-Force: 51021
SecurityFocus: 35294 - Adobe Reader and Acrobat FlateDecode Filter Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 34580
SecurityTracker: 1022361
Vulnerability Center: 22549 - [APSB09-07] Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 9.1.2 Integer Overflow via a PDF with Parameters to FlateDecode, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1547

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 10/16/2018 08:56
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (76), 10/16/2018 08:56 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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