PT-2009-5319 · Adobe · Reader+1

Published 2009-10-19 · Updated 2018-10-30 · CVE-2009-2979

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 7.x through 7.1.4 Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 8.x through 8.1.6 Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 9.x through 9.1

Description: The issue is related to improper XMP-XML entity expansion in crafted documents, which can cause a denial of service.

Recommendations: For Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 7.x through 7.1.4, update to version 7.1.4 or later. For Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 8.x through 8.1.6, update to version 8.1.7 or later. For Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 9.x through 9.1, update to version 9.2 or later.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-2979

RHSA-2009:1499

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 7

• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286B.html · Patch
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2898 · Vendor Advisory
• http://adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2979 · Security Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6280 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/36638 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1023007 · Note