CVE-2009-1856: Buffer Overflow

Published Jun 11, 2009
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Updated

Integer overflow in Adobe Reader 7 and Acrobat 7 before 7.1.3, Adobe Reader 8 and Acrobat 8 before 8.1.6, and Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9 before 9.1.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via a PDF file containing unspecified parameters to the FlateDecode filter, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Affected Software

83 affected components
Adobe Acrobat reader=9
Adobe Acrobat reader=7.0.9
Adobe Acrobat=8.0
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.6
Adobe Acrobat=8.1.2
Adobe Acrobat=7.1
Adobe Acrobat=8.1.4
Adobe Acrobat=7.1
Adobe Acrobat=8.1.1
Adobe Acrobat=8.0
Adobe Acrobat=9.1
Adobe Acrobat=8.1.4
Adobe Acrobat reader=7.0.5
Adobe Acrobat reader=7.0.6
Adobe Acrobat=8.1.1
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.2
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.3
Adobe Acrobat=7.0
Adobe Acrobat=7.1.0
Adobe Acrobat=7.0
Adobe Acrobat reader=9.1
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.8
Adobe Acrobat reader=7.0.8
Adobe Acrobat=7.1.1
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.5
Adobe Acrobat=8.1
Adobe Acrobat=8.1.1
Adobe Acrobat=8.1
Adobe Acrobat=9.0
Adobe Acrobat reader=8.0
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.6
Adobe Acrobat reader=7.0.7
Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1.5
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.3
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.4
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.6
Adobe Acrobat=7.1
Adobe Acrobat=9
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.5
Adobe Acrobat reader=7.0.3
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.2
Adobe Acrobat reader=9.1.1
Adobe Acrobat=8.1.3
Adobe Acrobat reader=7.0.1
Adobe Acrobat=9.1
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.7
Adobe Acrobat=8.1.2
Adobe Acrobat reader=7.0.2
Adobe Acrobat=7.1.1
Adobe Acrobat reader=7.0
Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1.4
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.7
Adobe Acrobat=8.1.4
Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1.2
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.9
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.8
Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1.1
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.1
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.1
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.5
Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.4
Adobe Acrobat=8.0
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.7
Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1.3
Adobe Acrobat reader=7.1.1
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.4
Adobe Acrobat=9.0.0
Adobe Acrobat=8.1.3
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.9
Adobe Acrobat reader=8.1.2-security_update
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.8
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.2
Adobe Acrobat=8.1.2
Adobe Acrobat reader=7.1
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.3
Adobe Acrobat=7.0
Adobe Acrobat=8.1.2-security_update
Adobe Acrobat=8.1.3
Adobe Acrobat=9.0
Adobe Acrobat reader=7.0.4
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.1
Adobe Acrobat=7.0.8

Remediation

Patch Available

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-07.html

Patch Available

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1547

Event History

Jun 11, 2009
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1856?

CVE-2009-1856 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service or remote code execution.

2

How do I fix CVE-2009-1856?

To remediate CVE-2009-1856, upgrade Adobe Reader and Acrobat to versions 7.1.3, 8.1.6, or 9.1.2 or later.

3

Which versions of Adobe Reader are affected by CVE-2009-1856?

CVE-2009-1856 affects Adobe Reader versions 7 prior to 7.1.3, 8 prior to 8.1.6, and 9 prior to 9.1.2.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2009-1856?

CVE-2009-1856 is an integer overflow vulnerability that can lead to denial of service and potentially allow arbitrary code execution.

5

Can CVE-2009-1856 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2009-1856 can be exploited remotely through specially crafted PDF files.

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