Adobe Acrobat < 9.1.1 / 8.1.5 / 7.1.2 getAnnots() JavaScript Method PDF Handling Memory Corruption (APSB09-06)

high Nessus Plugin ID 40804

Synopsis

The version of Adobe Acrobat on the remote Windows host is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability.

Description

The version of Adobe Acrobat installed on the remote host is earlier than 9.1.1 / 8.1.5 / 7.1.2. Such versions reportedly fail to validate input from a specially crafted PDF file before passing it to the JavaScript method 'getAnnots()' leading to memory corruption and possibly arbitrary code execution.

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe Acrobat 9.1.1 / 8.1.5 / 7.1.2 or later.

See Also

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-06.html

https://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-02.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 40804

File Name: adobe_acrobat_911.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 8/28/2009

Updated: 5/31/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2009-1492

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Adobe Acrobat

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/12/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/1/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-1492

BID: 34736

CWE: 399

CERT: 970180

Secunia: 34924