Title: Adobe Acrobat and Reader Collab 'getIcon()' JavaScript Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Severity: HIGH
Description:
Adobe Acrobat and Reader are applications for handling PDF files; they are available for multiple platforms.
Acrobat and Reader are prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability because they fail to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input before using it in the 'strncpy' function in the 'Annots.api' file. This issue affects the 'getIcon()' JavaScript method of a Collab object. Specially crafted arguments can cause a stack-based buffer overflow.
An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application or crash the application, denying service to legitimate users.
The issue affects the following:
Reader and Acrobat 7.1 and prior
Reader and Acrobat 8.1.2 and prior
Reader and Acrobat 9
UPDATE (March 24, 2009): This BID was previously titled 'Adobe Acrobat and Reader Unspecified JavaScript Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerability', but has been updated to better document the issue.
Affected Products:
- Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.0
- Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.1
- Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.2
- Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.3
- Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.4
- Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.5
- Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.6
- Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.7
- Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.8
- Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0.9
- Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.1
- Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.0
- Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1
- Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1.1
- Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1.2
- Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1.2 Security Update 1
- Adobe Acrobat Professional 9
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.0
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.1
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.2
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.3
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.4
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.5
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.6
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.7
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.8
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.8
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.9
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.9
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.1
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.1
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 Security Update 1
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 9
- Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.0.0
- Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.0.1
- Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.0.2
- Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.0.3
- Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.0.4
- Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.0.5
- Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.0.6
- Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.0.7
- Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.0.8
- Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.1
- Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.0
- Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.1
- Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.1.1
- Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.1.2
- Adobe Acrobat Standard 9
- Gentoo Linux
- Nortel Networks Self-Service - CCSS7
- Nortel Networks Self-Service MPS 1000
- Nortel Networks Self-Service Peri Application
- Nortel Networks Self-Service Peri Workstation
- S.u.S.E. Linux Desktop 10
- S.u.S.E. Novell Linux Desktop 9
- S.u.S.E. SLED 11
- S.u.S.E. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2
- S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.3
- S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.0
- S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.1
- Sun Solaris 10
References:
- Adobe: APSB09-04 Security Updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat
- Adobe: Adobe Homepage
- Ivan Rodriguez Almuina: Exploit and technical report about the Adobe Acrobat and Reader
- Nortel Networks: Nortel response to Sun Alerts 256788 and 262668 on Solaris 10 Potential Vulnerab
- Sun: 256788 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader for Solaris 10
- Zero Day Initiative: ZDI-09-014 Adobe Acrobat getIcon() Stack Overflow Vulnerability
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