PT-2009-5338 · Adobe · Reader+1

Published 2009-10-19 · Updated 2018-10-30 · CVE-2009-2998

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 7.x through 7.1.3 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 input validation, which could potentially allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations: For Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 7.x through 7.1.3, 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

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-2998

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-2009-2998 · Security Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6418 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/36638 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1023007 · Note