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Adobe Reader/Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities

Secunia Advisory:

SA33901

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Release Date:

2009-02-20

Last Update:

2009-03-25

Popularity:

41,498 views

Critical:

Extremely critical

Impact:

System access

Where:

From remote

Solution Status:

Vendor Patch

Software:

Adobe Acrobat 7 Professional
Adobe Acrobat 7.x
Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional
Adobe Acrobat 8.x
Adobe Acrobat 9.x
Adobe Reader 7.x
Adobe Reader 8.x
Adobe Reader 9.x

Binary Analysis:

BA680 :: Available for 1 Credit

BA688 :: Available for 1 Credit

BA700 :: Available for 1 Credit

BA701 :: Available for 1 Credit

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Solution:
Adobe Reader 9:
Update to version 9.1:
http://get.adobe.com/reader/

Adobe Reader 7 and 8 for Windows:
Update to version 7.1.1 or 8.1.4:
http://www.adobe.com/support/download....jsp?product=10&platform=Windows

Adobe Reader 7 and 8 for Macintosh:
Update to version 7.1.1 or 8.1.4:
http://www.adobe.com/support/download...sp?product=10&platform=Macintosh

Acrobat 9 Standard and Acrobat 9 Pro for Windows:
Update to version 9.1:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4375
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4382

Acrobat 9 Pro Extended for Windows:
Update to version 9.1:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4381

Acrobat 9 Pro for Macintosh:
Update to Acrobat 9.1.
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4374

Adobe Acrobat 8 for Windows:
Update to version 8.1.4:
http://www.adobe.com/support/download...ct.jsp?product=1&platform=Windows

Adobe Acrobat 8 for Macintosh:
Update to version 8.1.4:
http://www.adobe.com/support/download....jsp?product=1&platform=Macintosh

Adobe Acrobat 3D Version 8 for Windows:
Update to version 8.1.4:
http://www.adobe.com/support/download....jsp?product=112&platform=Windows

Adobe Acrobat 7 for Windows:
Update to version 7.1.1:
http://www.adobe.com/support/download...ct.jsp?product=1&platform=Windows

Adobe Acrobat 7 for Macintosh:
Update to version 7.1.1:
http://www.adobe.com/support/download....jsp?product=1&platform=Macintosh

Acrobat 3D Version 7 for Windows:
Update to version 7.1.1:
http://www.adobe.com/support/download....jsp?product=112&platform=Windows

Adobe Reader 7 and 8 for UNIX:
Update to version 7.1.1 or 8.1.4:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Unix

Adobe Reader 9 for UNIX:
Update to version 9.1:
http://get.adobe.com/reader/

Provided and/or discovered by:
1) Reported as a 0-day.
2) Tenable Network Security, reported via ZDI.
3) Alin Rad Pop, Secunia Research
4) Sean Larsson, iDefense Labs
5) Jonathan Brossard from iViZ Security Research Team
6) The vendor credits Will Dormann of CERT/CC.

Changelog:
2009-02-23: Added link to US-CERT.
2009-02-23: Updated title and added additional vulnerability information provided by Secunia Research.
2009-02-24: Added link to Secunia Blog with additional information.
2009-02-27: Added CVE reference.
2009-03-11: Updated "Solution" and "Original Advisory" sections due to the release of version 9.1.
2009-03-19: Updated advisory to include vulnerability #2. Updated "Solution" and "Original Advisory" sections due to the release of version 7.1.1 and 8.1.4.
2009-03-25: Updated "Solution" section with Adobe Reader for UNIX patches. Added additional details to vulnerability #2. Added vulnerabilities #3-#5 to the "Description". Updated credits and the "Original Advisory" section.
2009-03-25: Added details to vulnerability #5 and reporter link to the "Original Advisory" section.

Original Advisory:
Adobe:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-01.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-03.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html

Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-14/

ZDI:
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-014/

iDefense:
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=776

iViZ Security Research:
http://www.ivizsecurity.com/security-advisory-iviz-sr-09001.html

Other References:
Secunia Blog:
http://secunia.com/blog/44/

McAfee Avert Labs:
http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blo...backdoor-attacks-using-pdf-documents/

US-CERT VU#905281:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/905281

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