52073 : Adobe Reader / Acrobat Document Handling JBIG2 Compression Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2009-02-20

Description

A buffer overflow exists in Acrobat and Acrobat Reader. They fail to validate PDF files which use JBIG2 compression routines resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted file, a context-dependent attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Local / Remote, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Third-Party Solution
Exploit: Exploit Public, Exploit Commercial, Virus / Malware
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Uncoordinated Disclosure, Discovered in the Wild

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

Adobe Systems Incorporated
Acrobat
9.0
Acrobat Reader
9.0

References

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acrobat_jbig

Credit

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2009-02-23 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_1 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_2 Integrity_impact_2 Availability_impact_2

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