TECHNICAL BULLETIN

T-258: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat

[APSB09-15]

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Discussion:
Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Reader 9.1.3 and Acrobat 9.1.3, Adobe Reader 8.1.6 and Acrobat 8.1.6 for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX, and Adobe Reader 7.1.3 and Acrobat 7.1.3 for Windows and Macintosh. These vulnerabilities could cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. This update represents the second quarterly security update for Adobe Reader and Acrobat.

Users of Adobe Reader 9.1.3 and Acrobat 9.1.3 and earlier versions update to Adobe Reader 9.2 and Acrobat 9.2. Users of Acrobat 8.1.6 and earlier versions update to Acrobat 8.1.7, and users of Acrobat 7.1.3 and earlier versions update to Acrobat 7.1.4. For Adobe Reader users who cannot update to Adobe Reader 9.2, Adobe has provided the Adobe Reader 8.1.7 and Adobe Reader 7.1.4 updates. Updates apply to all platforms: Windows, Macintosh and UNIX.

This update resolves a heap overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2009-3459).
NOTE: There are reports that this issue is being exploited in the wild, via limited, targeted attacks.

This update resolves a memory corruption issue that could potentially lead to code execution (CVE-2009-2985).

This update resolves multiple heap overflow vulnerabilities that could potentially lead to code execution (CVE-2009-2986).

This update resolves an invalid array index issue that could potentially lead to code execution (CVE-2009-2990).
NOTE: this issue is resolved in the Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.2 and 8.1.7 updates.

This update resolves a remote exploitation issue specific to the Mozilla plug-in that could potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the current user (CVE-2009-2991).
NOTE: this issue is resolved in the Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.7 updates.

This update resolves multiple input validation vulnerabilities that could potentially lead to code execution (CVE-2009-2993).

This update resolves a buffer overflow issue that could potentially lead to code execution (CVE-2009-2994).

This update resolves a heap overflow vulnerability that could potentially lead to code execution (CVE-2009-2997).

This update resolves an input validation issue that could potentially lead to code execution (CVE-2009-2998).

This update resolves an input validation issue that could potentially lead to code execution (CVE-2009-3458).

This update resolves a memory corruption issue that could potentially lead to code execution. This issue is specific to Acrobat and does not affect Adobe Reader. (CVE-2009-3460).
NOTE: this issue is resolved in the Acrobat 9.2 and 8.1.7 updates.

This update resolves an integer overflow that could potentially lead to code execution. This issue is specific to Acrobat and does not affect Adobe Reader. (CVE-2009-2989).
NOTE: this issue is resolved in the Acrobat 9.2 and 8.1.7 updates.

This update resolves a memory corruption issue that leads to a Denial of Service (DoS); arbitrary code execution has not been demonstrated, but may be possible (CVE-2009-2983).
NOTE: this issue is resolved in the Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.2 and 8.1.7 updates.

This update resolves an integer overflow that leads to a Denial of Service (DoS); arbitrary code execution has not been demonstrated, but may be possible (CVE-2009-2980).

This update resolves a memory corruption issue that leads to a Denial of Service (DoS); arbitrary code execution has not been demonstrated, but may be possible (CVE-2009-2996).

This update resolves a Unix-only format bug when running in Debug mode that could lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2009-3462).

This update resolves an image decoder issue that leads to a Denial of Service (DoS); arbitrary code execution has not been demonstrated, but may be possible. This issue is specific to Acrobat and does not affect Adobe Reader. (CVE-2009-2984).
NOTE: this issue is resolved in the Acrobat 9.2 update.

This update resolves an input validation issue that could potentially lead to a bypass of Trust Manager restrictions (CVE-2009-2981).

This update resolves an issue that could allow a malicious user to bypass file extension security controls. This issue is specific to Acrobat 9.X. (CVE-2009-3461).

This update modifies a certificate that if compromised could potentially be used in a social engineering attack (CVE-2009-2982).
NOTE: this issue is resolved in the Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.2 and 8.1.7 updates.

This update resolves a stack overflow issue that could potentially lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack (CVE-2009-3431).
NOTE: this issue is resolved in the Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.2 and 8.1.7 updates.

This update resolves a XMP-XML entity expansion issue that could lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack (CVE-2009-2979).
NOTE: this issue is resolved in the Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.2 and 8.1.7 updates.

This update resolves a remote denial of service issue in the ActiveX control specific to the Windows OS (CVE-2009-2987).

This update resolves an input validation issue that could lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) issue (CVE-2009-2988).

This update resolves an input validation issue specific to the ActiveX control that could lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack (CVE-2009-2992).
NOTE: this issue is resolved in the Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.2 and 8.1.7 updates.

This update resolves an integer overflow in that leads to a Denial of Service (DoS). This issue is specific to Acrobat and does not affect Adobe Reader. (CVE-2009-2995).

This update resolves a third party web download product that Adobe Reader uses that could potentially lead to local privilege escalation (CVE-2009-2564).

This update resolves a cross-site scripting issue when the browser plugin is used with Google Chrome and Opera browsers (CVE-2007-0048, CVE-2007-0045)

Solution:
Adobe Reader

Adobe Reader users on Windows can find the appropriate update here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Windows.

Adobe Reader users on Macintosh can find the appropriate update here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Macintosh.

Adobe Reader users on UNIX can find the appropriate update here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Unix.

Acrobat

Acrobat Standard and Pro users on Windows can find the appropriate update here:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Windows.

Acrobat Pro Extended users on Windows can find the appropriate update here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=158&platform=Windows

Acrobat 3D users on Windows can find the appropriate update here:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=112&platform=Windows.

Acrobat Pro users on Macintosh can find the appropriate update here:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Macintosh.


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