CVE-2009-0193

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 before 9.1, 8 before 8.1.4, and 7 before 7.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with a malformed JBIG2 symbol dictionary segment, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-1061 and CVE-2009-1062.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 13.52% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory adobe.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/34790 third party advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34229 patch third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/34490 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-14/ third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021892 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0376.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34392 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00005.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34706 third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-256788-1 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502155/100/0/threaded mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-17.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1019 third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0193?
CVE-2009-0193 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0193?
To fix CVE-2009-0193, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-0193 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0193 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~14% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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