Adobe Reader and Acrobat Forms Data Format Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	37763
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2009-3956
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jan 12 2010 12:00AM
Updated:	Feb 01 2010 09:21PM
Credit:	stratsec
Vulnerable:	SuSE Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP3 SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.2 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 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 Nortel Networks Self-Service Media Processing Server 0 Nortel Networks CallPilot 703t Nortel Networks CallPilot 600r Nortel Networks CallPilot 201i Nortel Networks CallPilot 200i Nortel Networks CallPilot 1005r Nortel Networks CallPilot 1002rp Adobe Reader 9.1.3 Adobe Reader 9.1.2 Adobe Reader 9.1.1 Adobe Reader 8.1.7 Adobe Reader 8.1.6 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 9.2 Adobe Reader 9.1 Adobe Reader 8.1.2 Security Updat Adobe Reader 8.1 Adobe Reader 8.0 Adobe Acrobat Standard 9.1.3 Adobe Acrobat Standard 9.1.2 Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.1.7 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 9.2 Adobe Acrobat Standard 9.1 Adobe Acrobat Standard 9 Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.1 Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.0 Adobe Acrobat Professional 9.1.3 Adobe Acrobat Professional 9.1.2 Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1.7 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 9.2 Adobe Acrobat Professional 9.1 Adobe Acrobat Professional 9 Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1.2 Security Updat Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1 Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.0 Adobe Acrobat 9.1.1 Adobe Acrobat 9.2
Not Vulnerable:	Adobe Reader 9.3 Adobe Reader 8.2 Adobe Acrobat Standard 9.3 Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.2 Adobe Acrobat Professional 9.3 Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.2 Adobe Acrobat 9.3

Adobe Reader and Acrobat Forms Data Format Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability

Adobe Reader and Acrobat are prone to a remote security-bypass vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to obtain the contents of sensitive PDF files or to perform cross-site scripting attacks against domains hosting PDF files.

NOTE: This issue was previously covered in BID 37667 (Adobe Acrobat and Reader January 2010 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities), but has been given its own record to better document it.

Adobe Reader and Acrobat Forms Data Format Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability

The researchers who discovered the issue have developed working exploits to demonstrate the vulnerability. Please see the references for more information.

Adobe Reader and Acrobat Forms Data Format Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability

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


S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.0

• S.u.S.E. acroread-9.3-0.1.i586.rpm
  http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0/rpm/i586/acroread-9.3-0.1.i58 6.rpm

S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.1

• S.u.S.E. acroread-9.3-0.1.1.i586.rpm
  http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.2/rpm/i586/acroread-9.3-0.1.1.i 586.rpm

S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.2

• S.u.S.E. acroread-9.3-0.1.1.i586.rpm
  http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.2/rpm/i586/acroread-9.3-0.1.1.i 586.rpm

Adobe Reader and Acrobat Forms Data Format Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability

References:

• Adobe Acrobat Script Injection (stratsec)
  
• Adobe Homepage (Adobe)
  
• Avaya Enterprise (Fomerly Nortel Enterprise) Response to Adobe Security Bulletin (Nortel Networks)
  
• APSB10-02 Security Advisory for Adobe Reader and Acrobat (Adobe)