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CERT-In Vulnerability Note CIVN-2009-0154
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Original Issue Date:December 16, 2009
Updated: May 28, 2010

Severity Rating: HIGH

Systems Affected

  • Adobe Reader 8.X
  • Adobe Reader 9.X
  • Adobe Acrobat 9.X
  • Adobe Acrobat Standard 9.X
  • Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.X
  • Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.X
  • Adobe Acrobat Professional 9.X

Overview

A vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Reader and Acrobat which could allow remote code execution on the systems installed with vulnerable versions of Adobe Reader and Acrobat.

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability exist in Doc.media.newPlayer in Adobe Reader and Acrobat. This vulnerability could be exploited by sending or enticing users to open specially crafted PDF file using ZLib compressed streams.



Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the system installed with vulnerable version.

Workaround

  • Disable JavaScript in Adobe Reader
  • Do not opening PDF files received from untrusted and unknown sources
  • Disable JavaScript and ActiveX scripting in the browser settings
  • Exercise caution while visiting websites
  • Disable displaying of PDF documents in Web Browser
  • Disable Automatic opening of PDF documents

Solution

Apply appropriate updates as mentioned in the Adobe Security Bulletin APSB10-02

Vendor Information

Adobe
http://www.vupen.com/english/reference-2010-0103-1.php
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/12/new_adobe_reader_and_acrobat_v.html

References

F-Secure
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001836.html

SecurityFocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37331

VUPEN
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0103

ShadowServer
http://www.shadowserver.org/wiki/pmwiki.php/Calendar/20091214

CVE Name
CVE-2009-4324

Disclaimer

The information provided herein is on "as is" basis, without warranty of any kind.

Contact Information

Email: info@cert-in.org.in
Phone: +91-11-2436857

Postal address

Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Government of India
Electronics Niketan
6, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi - 110 003
India

 
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