PT-2011-3867 · Adobe · Cooltype.Dll+2

Published 2011-09-15 · Updated 2017-09-19 · CVE-2011-2441

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 8.x through 8.3.0 Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 9.x through 9.4.5 Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 10.x through 10.1.0

Description The issue is related to multiple stack-based buffer overflows in CoolType.dll, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. This is also described as a Compound Glyph Index Sign Extension Remote Code Execution issue and a Compound Glyphs Array Indexing Error Remote Code Execution issue.

Recommendations For Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 8.x through 8.3.0, update to version 8.3.1 or later. For Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 9.x through 9.4.5, update to version 9.4.6 or later. For Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 10.x through 10.1.0, update to version 10.1.1 or later.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-2441

ZDI-11-284

ZDI-11-310

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

Cooltype.Dll

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2441 · Security Note
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00013.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00025.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-310 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-284 · Security Note
• http://adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-24.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00012.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14044 · Note