Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 8.2.4 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Adobe Acrobat Reader. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in numeric error. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2009-3959. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader (Document Reader Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in the U3D implementation in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, and 8.x before 8.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed PDF document.

The weakness was released 01/13/2010 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-3959. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not 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 37756†), SecurityTracker (ID 1023446†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24604†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4072, VDB-51530, VDB-51529 and VDB-51528. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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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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03/18/2015 +1889 days 🔍
01/25/2025 +3601 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-3959 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3959
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51531

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X-Force: 55557
SecurityFocus: 37756
SecurityTracker: 1023446
Vulnerability Center: 24604 - [APSB10-02] Adobe Acrobat Prior to 9.3 U3D Remote Arbitrary Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 01/25/2025 22:24
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (38), 04/07/2017 10:45 (23), 08/31/2021 08:37 (3), 08/31/2021 08:42 (7), 08/31/2021 08:45 (1), 01/25/2025 22:24 (19)
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