Adobe Acrobat Reader Firefox Plugin Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	36669
Class:	Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:	CVE-2009-2991
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 13 2009 12:00AM
Updated:	Mar 19 2015 08:47AM
Credit:	Elazar Broad through iDefense's Vulnerability Contributor Program
Vulnerable:	SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP3 SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2 SuSE openSUSE 10.3 Sun Solaris 10_sparc S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.1 S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.0 RedHat Enterprise Linux WS Extras 4 RedHat Enterprise Linux WS Extras 3 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 AS Extras 4 RedHat Enterprise Linux AS Extras 3 RedHat Desktop Extras 4 RedHat Desktop Extras 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary 5 server Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary 5 client Gentoo Linux Adobe Reader 8.1.6 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 7.0.8 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 8.1.2 Security Updat Adobe Reader 8.1 Adobe Reader 8.0 Adobe Reader 7.1 Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.1.6 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 7.1.3 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 8.1 Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.0 Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.1 Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1.6 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 7.1.3 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 Adobe Acrobat 7.0.3 Adobe Acrobat 7.0.2 Adobe Acrobat 7.0.1 Adobe Acrobat 7.0
Not Vulnerable:	Adobe Reader 8.1.7 Adobe Reader 7.1.4 Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.1.7 Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.1.4 Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1.7 Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.1.4

Adobe Acrobat Reader Firefox Plugin Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Adobe Reader and Acrobat are prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability because they fail to properly free memory resources.

NOTE: For an exploit to succeed, the Firefox plugin must be enabled and the 'Display PDF in browser' option must be set.

An attacker can exploit this issue by supplying a malicious PDF file. Successful exploits may allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of a user running the affected application. Failed attempts will likely result in denial-of-service conditions.

This issue was previously covered in BID 36638 (Adobe Reader and Acrobat October 2009 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities), but has been given its own record to better document it.

Adobe Acrobat Reader Firefox Plugin Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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

Adobe Acrobat Reader Firefox Plugin Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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


S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.0

• S.u.S.E. acroread-8.1.7-0.1.i586.rpm
  http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0/rpm/i586/acroread-8.1.7-0.1.i 586.rpm

S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.1

• S.u.S.E. acroread-8.1.7-0.1.1.i586.rpm
  http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/rpm/i586/acroread-8.1.7-0.1.1 .i586.rpm

Adobe Acrobat Reader Firefox Plugin Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

References:

• Adobe Homepage (Adobe)
  
• iDefense Security Advisory 10.13.09: Adobe Acrobat and Reader Firefox Plugin Us (iDefense Labs )
  
• Adobe Acrobat and Reader Firefox Plugin Use After Free Vulnerability (iDefense Labs)
  
• APSB09-15 Security Updates Available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat (Adobe)
  
• Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader for Solaris 10 May Allow Execu (Sun)