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CVE-2009-3955 Detail

Current Description

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, and 8.x before 8.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted JPC_MS_RGN marker in the Jp2c stream of a JpxDecode encoded data stream, which triggers an integer sign extension that bypasses a sanity check, leading to memory corruption.


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Evaluator Description

Per: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html a memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2009-3955).

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Evaluator Impact

Per: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html Affected software versions Adobe Reader 9.2 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX Adobe Acrobat 9.2 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh

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Hyperlink Resource
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=836
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0060.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37757
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023446
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-013A.html US Government Resource 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0103 Vendor Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=554293
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55553
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8255

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-3955
NVD Published Date:
01/13/2010
NVD Last Modified:
10/30/2018
Source:
Adobe Systems Incorporated