CVE-2009-0928

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat Reader and Acrobat Professional 7.1.0, 8.1.3, 9.0.0, and other versions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file containing a JBIG2 stream with a size inconsistency related to an unspecified table.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 12.01% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory adobe.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=776 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34790 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34229 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/34490 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021892 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0376.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34392 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00005.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34706 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-256788-1 vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-17.xml vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1019 vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0928?
CVE-2009-0928 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0928?
To fix CVE-2009-0928, 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-2009-0928 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0928 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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