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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800706
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Adobe Reader/Acrobat Denial of Service Vulnerability (May 2009)
Summary:Adobe Reader/Acrobat is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Adobe Reader/Acrobat is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
This flaw is due to memory corruption error in 'getAnnots' methods in the
JavaScript API while processing malicious PDF files that calls this vulnerable
method with crafted integer arguments.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will let the attacker cause memory corruption or
denial of service.

Affected Software/OS:
Adobe Reader/Acrobat version 9.1 and prior on Windows.

Solution:
Upgrade to Adobe Reader/Acrobat version 9.3.2 or later.

CVSS Score:
9.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1492
BugTraq ID: 34736
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34736
Cert/CC Advisory: TA09-133B
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133B.html
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#970180
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/970180
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8569
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-06.xml
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/04/potential_adobe_reader_issue.html
http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0904-exploits/getannots.txt
http://osvdb.org/54130
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0478.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022139
http://secunia.com/advisories/34924
http://secunia.com/advisories/35055
http://secunia.com/advisories/35096
http://secunia.com/advisories/35152
http://secunia.com/advisories/35358
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416
http://secunia.com/advisories/35734
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259028-1
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2009:027 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00001.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2009:011 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1189
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1317
XForce ISS Database: reader-getannots-code-execution(50145)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50145
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG

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