CVE-2009-0176

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-0176
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-01-20 16:00:09 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionMultiple heap-based buffer overflows in the PDF distiller in the Attachment Service in Research in Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) 4.1.3 through 4.1.6, BlackBerry Professional Software 4.1.4, and BlackBerry Unite! before 1.0.3 bundle 28 allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted stream in a .pdf file, related to "symWidths"; or (2) a crafted data stream in a .pdf file, related to "bitmaps."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Research In Motion Limited Blackberry Enterprise Server 4.1.3 All All All
Application Research In Motion Limited Blackberry Enterprise Server 4.1.4 All All All
Application Research In Motion Limited Blackberry Enterprise Server 4.1.5 All All All
Application Research In Motion Limited Blackberry Enterprise Server 4.1.6 All All All
Application Research In Motion Limited Blackberry Professional Software 4.1.4 All All All
Application Research In Motion Limited Blackberry Unite 1.0 All All All
Application Research In Motion Limited Blackberry Unite 1.0.1 All All All
Application Research In Motion Limited Blackberry Unite 1.0.2 All All All
Application Research In Motion Limited Blackberry Unite All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Public Advisory: 01.13.09 // iDefense Labs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 labs.idefense.com
BlackBerry Products PDF Distiller Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
View Document af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.blackberry.com Vendor Advisory
View Document af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.blackberry.com Vendor Advisory
BlackBerry Attachment Service PDF Distiller Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Public Advisory: 01.13.09 // iDefense Labs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 labs.idefense.com
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