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VRDA-090311-001     ( CVE-2009-0658 )
Adobe - Security Advisories : APSB09-03 - Security Updates available for Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-03.html

A critical vulnerability has been identified in Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9 and earlier versions. This vulnerability would cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. There are reports that this issue is being exploited.




About This Analysis Information
Analysis Information Provider:
 		JPCERT/CC
 		First Published:
 		2009-03-11
Source Information Category:
 		Advisory, Alert
 		Last Updated:
 		2009-03-11




Affected Product Tags
cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat     (Adobe Acrobat)
cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader     (Adobe Acrobat Reader)
 


Vulnerability Analysis Results
[Information Source Reliability] [?]
Low [?]

Medium [?]
X High [?]
[Impact Level] [?]
Low [?]

Low-Medium [?]
Medium-High [?]
X High [?]
[Access Required] [?]
Physical [?]

Local [?]
Non-routed [?]
X Routed [?]
[Authentication] [?]
Privileged [?]

Standard [?]
Limited [?]
X None or Unnecessary [?]
[User Interaction Required] [?]
Complex [?]

X Simple [?]
None [?]
[Technical Difficulty] [?]
High [?]

Medium-High [?]
Low-Medium [?]
Low [?]
[Availability of Remediation] [?]
X Official Patch [?]

Official Workaround [?]
Unofficial Patch [?]
None [?]
[Incident Activity] [?]
None [?]

Exploit or PoC [?]
X Activity Observed [?]
Alternatives
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) CVE-2009-0658
Buffer overflow in Adobe Reader 9.0 and earlier, and Acrobat 9.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, related to a non-JavaScript function call and possibly an embedded JBIG2 image stream, as exploited in the wild in February 2009 by Trojan.Pidief.E.








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