Adobe Reader and Acrobat JBIG Segments 'Text Region' Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	35303
Class:	Boundary Condition Error
CVE:	CVE-2009-0509
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jun 09 2009 12:00AM
Updated:	Sep 01 2009 08:42PM
Credit:	Nicolas Joly, VUPEN Security
Vulnerable:	SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 DEBUGINFO SuSE Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SuSE Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2 SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 Sun Solaris 10 S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.1 S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.0 S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.3 Redhat Enterprise Linux WS Extras 4 Redhat Enterprise Linux WS Extras 3 Redhat Enterprise Linux Supplementary 5 server Redhat Enterprise Linux Extras 4 Redhat Enterprise Linux Extras 3 Redhat Enterprise Linux ES Extras 4 Redhat Enterprise Linux ES Extras 3 Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary 5 client Redhat Enterprise Linux AS Extras 4 Redhat Enterprise Linux AS Extras 3 Redhat Desktop Extras 4 Redhat Desktop Extras 3 Nortel Networks Self-Service Speech Server 0 Nortel Networks Self-Service Peri Application 0 Nortel Networks Self-Service MPS 500 0 Nortel Networks Self-Service MPS 1000 0 Gentoo Linux Adobe Reader 9.1.1 Adobe Reader 8.1.5 Adobe Reader 8.1.4 Adobe Reader 8.1.3 Adobe Reader 8.1.2 Adobe Reader 8.1.1 Adobe Reader 7.1.2 Adobe Reader 7.1.1 Adobe Reader 7.0.9 Adobe Reader 7.0.9 Adobe Reader 7.0.8 Adobe Reader 7.0.8 Adobe Reader 7.0.7 Adobe Reader 7.0.6 Adobe Reader 7.0.5 Adobe Reader 7.0.4 Adobe Reader 7.0.3 Adobe Reader 7.0.2 Adobe Reader 7.0.1 Adobe Reader 7.0 Adobe Reader 9.1 Adobe Reader 9.0 Adobe Reader 8.1.2 Security Updat Adobe Reader 8.1 Adobe Reader 8.0 Adobe Reader 7.1 Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.1.4 Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.1.3 Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.1.2 Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.1.1 Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.1.1 Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.0.8 Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.0.7 Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.0.6 Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.0.5 Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.0.4 Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.0.3 Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.0.2 Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.0.1 Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.0 Adobe Acrobat Standard 9.1 Adobe Acrobat Standard 9 Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.1 Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.0 Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.1 Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1.4 Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1.3 Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1.2 Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1.1 Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.1.1 Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.9 Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.8 Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.7 Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.6 Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.5 Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.4 Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.3 Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.2 Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.1 Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0 Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1.2 Security Updat Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1 Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.0 Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.1
Not Vulnerable:	Adobe Reader 9.1.2 Adobe Reader 8.1.6 Adobe Reader 7.1.3 Adobe Acrobat Standard 9.1.2 Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.1.6 Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.1.3 Adobe Acrobat Professional 9.1.2 Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1.6

Adobe Reader and Acrobat JBIG Segments 'Text Region' Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Adobe Reader and Acrobat are prone to a memory corruption vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit these issues by tricking a victim into opening a malicious file to execute arbitrary code and to cause denial-of-service conditions.

NOTE: This issue was previously covered in BID 35274 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.1.1 and Prior Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities), but has been assigned its own record to better document it.

Adobe Reader and Acrobat JBIG Segments 'Text Region' Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

A commercial proof of concept is available through VUPEN Security - Exploit and PoCs Service. This proof of concept is not otherwise publicly available or known to be circulating in the wild.

Adobe Reader and Acrobat JBIG Segments 'Text Region' Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.0

• S.u.S.E. acroread-8.1.6-0.1.i586.rpm
  http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0/rpm/i586/acroread-8.1.6-0.1.i 586.rpm

S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.3

• S.u.S.E. acroread-8.1.6-0.1.i586.rpm
  http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0/rpm/i586/acroread-8.1.6-0.1.i 586.rpm

S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.1

• S.u.S.E. acroread-8.1.6-0.1.1.i586.rpm
  http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/rpm/i586/acroread-8.1.6-0.1.1 .i586.rpm

Adobe Reader and Acrobat JBIG Segments 'Text Region' Memory Corruption Vulnerability

References:

• Adobe Reader JBIG2 Text Region Segment Buffer Overflow (Secunia)
  
• VUPEN Security - Adobe Acrobat and Reader JBIG2 Filter Heap Overflow Vulnerabili ("VUPEN Security Research" )
  
• 265330 Adobe Reader for Solaris 10 (Sun)
  
• Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities (VUPEN Security)
  
• APSB09-07 Security Updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat (Adobe)
  
• Nortel Response to APSB09-07 Adobe Quarterly Security Update for June 2009 (Nortel Networks)