[ GLSA 200907-06 ] Adobe Reader: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Adobe Reader: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code (GLSA 200907-06)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: July 12, 2009
Bug(s): #267846, #273908
ID: 200907-06

Synopsis


Adobe Reader is vulnerable to remote code execution via crafted PDF files.


Background


Adobe Reader is a PDF reader released by Adobe.


Affected Packages

Package: app-text/acroread
Vulnerable: < 8.1.6
Unaffected: >= 8.1.6
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description


Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Adobe Reader:

• Alin Rad Pop of Secunia Research reported a heap-based buffer
  overflow in the JBIG2 filter (CVE-2009-0198).
  
• Mark Dowd of the IBM Internet Security Systems X-Force and
  Nicolas Joly of VUPEN Security reported multiple heap-based buffer
  overflows in the JBIG2 filter (CVE-2009-0509, CVE-2009-0510,
  CVE-2009-0511, CVE-2009-0512, CVE-2009-0888, CVE-2009-0889)
  
• Arr1val reported that multiple methods in the JavaScript API
  might lead to memory corruption when called with crafted arguments
  (CVE-2009-1492, CVE-2009-1493).
  
• 
  An anonymous researcher reported a stack-based buffer overflow related
  to U3D model files with a crafted extension block (CVE-2009-1855).
  
• 
  Jun Mao and Ryan Smith of iDefense Labs reported an integer overflow
  related to the FlateDecode filter, which triggers a heap-based buffer
  overflow (CVE-2009-1856).
  
• 
  Haifei Li of Fortinet's FortiGuard Global Security Research Team
  reported a memory corruption vulnerability related to TrueType fonts
  (CVE-2009-1857).
  
• 
  The Apple Product Security Team reported a memory corruption
  vulnerability in the JBIG2 filter (CVE-2009-1858).
  
• 
  Matthew Watchinski of Sourcefire VRT reported an unspecified memory
  corruption (CVE-2009-1859).
  
• 
  Will Dormann of CERT reported multiple heap-based buffer overflows when
  processing JPX (aka JPEG2000) stream that trigger heap memory
  corruption (CVE-2009-1861).
  
• 
  Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities have been discovered
  (CVE-2009-2028).
  

Impact


A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted
document, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with
the privileges of the user running the application.


Workaround


There is no known workaround at this time.


Resolution


All Adobe Reader users should upgrade to the latest version: