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Adobe Acrobat getIcon() Function PDF Handling Overflow

High

Synopsis

A buffer overflow exists in Acrobat and Reader. The getIcon() method fails to validate string arguments resulting in a stack overflow. With a specially crafted PDF file, a context-dependent attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

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Risk Information

CVE ID: CVE-2009-0927
Tenable Advisory ID: TRA-2009-01
Nessus Plugin ID: 40803
35821
Risk Factor:
High