Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 8.2.4 Debug Mode memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Adobe Acrobat Reader. This affects an unknown function of the component Debug Mode. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-3462. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader (Document Reader Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Debug Mode. 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:

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 on Unix, when Debug mode is enabled, allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, related to a "format bug."

The weakness was shared 10/19/2009 by Stefano Di Paola with Apple Product Security (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-3462. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42239 (GLSA-200910-03 : Adobe Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116635 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (APSB09-15)).

Upgrading to version 9.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (42239), SecurityFocus (BID 36638†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23810†). The entries VDB-34230, VDB-50508, VDB-50507 and VDB-50506 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 42239
Nessus Name: GLSA-200910-03 : Adobe Reader: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 800958
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities - Oct09 (Linux)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 9.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Stefano Di Paola
Organization: Apple Product Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-3462 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3462
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50509

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SecurityFocus: 36638 - RETIRED: Adobe Reader and Acrobat October 2009 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 23810 - [APSB09-15] Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7-7.1.3, 8- 8.1.6, and 9-9.1.3 on Unix Format Bug Allows Code Execution, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 06/14/2025 19:18
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (59), 02/16/2017 09:51 (10), 08/24/2021 08:13 (4), 08/24/2021 08:17 (1), 06/14/2025 19:18 (19)
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