Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 8.2.4 null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Adobe Acrobat Reader. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-3957. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader (Document Reader Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, and 8.x before 8.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was shared 01/13/2010 by Didier Stevens (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-3957. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43875 (Adobe Acrobat < 9.3 / 8.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB10-02)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116768 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat Vulnerability (APSA09-07, APSB10-02)).

Upgrading to version 9.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (43875), SecurityFocus (BID 37760†), SecurityTracker (ID 1023446†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24630†). The entries VDB-4072, VDB-51531, VDB-51530 and VDB-51528 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 43875
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 9.3 / 8.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB10-02)
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OpenVAS ID: 800427
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader/Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities - Jan10 (Win)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 9.0
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11/16/2009 🔍
01/12/2010 +57 days 🔍
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01/19/2010 +6 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Didier Stevens
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-3957 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3957
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51529

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X-Force: 55555
SecurityFocus: 37760 - Adobe Reader and Acrobat Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1023446
Vulnerability Center: 24630 - [APSB10-02] Adobe Acrobat Prior to 9.3 Remote DoS via a Crafted PDF File, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 01/25/2025 22:24
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (61), 04/07/2017 10:45 (9), 08/31/2021 08:20 (4), 08/31/2021 08:25 (1), 01/25/2025 22:24 (18)
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