Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2009-0198
Heap-based buffer overflow in the JBIG2 filter 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file that contains JBIG2 text region segments with Huffman encoding.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.088 (94.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat — versions 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2
- Adobe Acrobat_reader — versions 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com (Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
- PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
- PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-0198?
- CVE-2009-0198 is a vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2009-06-11.
- Is CVE-2009-0198 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.