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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2009.0546 -- [Win][Mac][OSX] Adobe Reader and Acrobat: Multiple Vulnerabilities 11 June 2009 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Adobe Reader Adobe Acrobat Publisher: Adobe Operating System: Windows Mac OS X Impact: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands Denial of Service Access: Remote/Unauthenticated CVE Names: CVE-2009-1861 CVE-2009-1859 CVE-2009-1858 CVE-2009-1857 CVE-2009-1856 CVE-2009-1855 CVE-2009-0889 CVE-2009-0888 CVE-2009-0512 CVE-2009-0511 CVE-2009-0510 CVE-2009-0509 CVE-2009-0198 Original Bulletin: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-07.html Comment: While we are not aware of active exploitation of these vulnerabilities, CVE-2009-1858 involving the JBIG2 filter is a component that has been exploited in the past. Revision History: June 11 2009: Document number changed from ESB-2009.0703 to ESB-2009.0546 June 10 2009: Initial Release - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Security Updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat Release date: June 9, 2009 Vulnerability identifier: APSB09-07 CVE number: CVE-2009-0198, CVE-2009-0509, CVE-2009-0510, CVE-2009-0511, CVE-2009-0512, CVE-2009-0888, CVE-2009-0889, CVE-2009-1855, CVE-2009-1856, CVE-2009-1857, CVE-2009-1858, CVE-2009-1859, CVE-2009-1861 Platform: All Platforms Summary Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Reader 9.1.1 and Acrobat 9.1.1 and earlier versions. These vulnerabilities would cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. Adobe recommends users of Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9 and earlier versions update to Adobe Reader 9.1.2 and Acrobat 9.1.2. Adobe recommends users of Acrobat 8 update to Acrobat 8.1.6, and users of Acrobat 7 update to Acrobat 7.1.3. For Adobe Reader users who cant update to Adobe Reader 9.1.2, Adobe has provided the Adobe Reader 8.1.6 and Adobe Reader 7.1.3 updates. Updates apply to Windows and Macintosh. Security updates for Adobe Reader on the UNIX platform will be available on June 16, 2009; this Bulletin will be updated to reflect their availability on that date. This update incorporates the initial output of code hardening efforts discussed in a May 20 Adobe ASSET (Adobe Secure Software Engineering Team) blog post, as well as externally reported issues, as detailed below. Affected software versions Adobe Reader 9.1.1 and earlier versions Adobe Acrobat Standard, Pro, and Pro Extended 9.1.1 and earlier versions Solution Adobe Reader Adobe Reader users on Windows can find the appropriate update here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Windows. Adobe Reader users on Macintosh can find the appropriate update here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Macintosh. Acrobat Acrobat Standard, Pro and Pro Extended users on Windows can find the appropriate update here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Windows. Acrobat 3D users on Windows can find the appropriate update here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=112&platform=Windows. Acrobat Pro users on Macintosh can find the appropriate update here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Macintosh. Severity rating Adobe categorizes this as a critical update and recommends that users apply the update for their product installations. Details Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Reader 9.1.1 and Acrobat 9.1.1 and earlier versions. These vulnerabilities would cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. Adobe recommends users of Adobe Reader and Acrobat update their product installations to versions 9.1.2, 8.1.6, or 7.1.3 using the instructions above to protect themselves from potential vulnerabilities. The above updates apply to Windows and Macintosh. Security updates for Adobe Reader on the UNIX platform will be available on June 16, 2009; this Bulletin will be updated to reflect their availability on that date. This update resolves a stack overflow vulnerability that could potentially lead to code execution (CVE-2009-1855). This update resolves an integer overflow that leads to a Denial of Service (DoS); arbitrary code execution has not been demonstrated, but may be possible (CVE-2009-1856). This update resolves a memory corruption vulnerability that leads to a Denial of Service (DoS); arbitrary code execution has not been demonstrated, but may be possible (CVE-2009-1857). This update resolves a memory corruption vulnerability in the JBIG2 filter that could potentially lead to code execution (CVE-2009-1858). This update resolves a memory corruption vulnerability that could potentially lead to code execution (CVE-2009-1859). This update resolves a memory corruption vulnerability in the JBIG2 filter that leads to a Denial of Service (DoS); arbitrary code execution has not been demonstrated, but may be possible (CVE-2009-0198). This update resolves multiple heap overflow vulnerabilities in the JBIG2 filter that could potentially lead to code execution (CVE-2009-0509, CVE-2009-0510, CVE-2009-0511, CVE-2009-0512, CVE-2009-0888, CVE-2009-0889). This update resolves multiple heap overflow vulnerabilities that could potentially lead to code execution (CVE-2009-1861). 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