National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-1855
Original release date:06/11/2009
Last revised:08/12/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader 7 and Acrobat 7 before 7.1.3, Adobe Reader 8 and Acrobat 8 before 8.1.6, and Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9 before 9.1.2 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file containing a malformed U3D model file with a crafted extension block.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA09-161A
Name: TA09-161A
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-1547
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: BID
Name: 35282
Type: Patch Information
External Source: BID
Name: 35274
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-07.html
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-042
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20090610 ZDI-09-042: Adobe Reader U3D RHAdobeMeta Stack Overflow Vulnerability
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2009:1109
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1022361
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200907-06
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35734
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35685
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35655
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35496
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34580
Type: Advisory
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SR:2009:012