RIM BlackBerry Professional Software up to 4.1.4 PDF Distiller memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in RIM BlackBerry Professional Software up to 4.1.4. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component PDF Distiller. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2009-2646. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in RIM BlackBerry Professional Software up to 4.1.4. It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component PDF Distiller. 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the PDF distiller in the Attachment Service component in Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) software 4.1.3 through 4.1.6 and BlackBerry Professional Software 4.1.4 allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .pdf file attachment, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3246 and CVE-2009-0219.

The weakness was published 07/30/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at blackberry.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-2646. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/30/2025).

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116400 (Vulnerabilities in PDF Distiller for BlackBerry Enterprise Server).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (52776) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23376†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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03/18/2015 +2022 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: rim.com

Advisory: blackberry.com
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CVE: CVE-2009-2646 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2646
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49210
X-Force: 52776
Vulnerability Center: 23376 - RIM BES 4.1.3-4.1.6 and BPS 4.1.4 Attachment Service Component Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 03/30/2025 04:08
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (46), 02/13/2017 12:34 (6), 08/13/2021 08:31 (3), 03/30/2025 04:08 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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