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VRDA-091204-001
Adobe Illustrator Encapsulated Postscript Memory Corruption Vulnerability
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3396

A vulnerability has been identified in Adobe Illustrator, which could be exploited by attackers to compromise a vulnerable system. This issue is caused by a memory corruption error when processing Encapsulated Postscript (.eps) files containing overly long data, which could allow attackers to crash an affected application or execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted file.




About This Analysis Information
Analysis Information Provider:
 		JPCERT/CC
 		First Published:
 		2009-12-04
Source Information Category:
 		Other (news, forums, etc.)
 		Last Updated:
 		2009-12-04




Affected Product Tags
lapt:/a:adobe:illustrator     (Adobe Illustrator)
 


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] [?]
Official Patch [?]

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

X Exploit or PoC [?]
Activity Observed [?]
Alternatives




References
Adobe Systems APSA09-06 Security Advisory for Adobe Illustrator CS4 and Adobe Illustrator CS3
Adobe is aware of a report of a buffer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Illustrator CS4 and Adobe Illustrator CS3 that could lead to arbitrary code execution. Adobe plans to make available an update to Adobe Illustrator to resolve the issue by January 8, 2010. Adobe recommends customers avoid opening .eps files from unknown or untrusted sources in Illustrator until a patch is available.




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