Security updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Security updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Release date: January 12, 2010

Last updated: January 15, 2010

Vulnerability identifier: APSB10-02

CVE numbers: CVE-2009-3953, CVE-2009-3954, CVE-2009-3955, CVE-2009-3956, CVE-2009-3957, CVE-2009-3958, CVE-2009-3959, CVE-2009-4324

Platform: All
Summary

Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Reader 9.2 and Acrobat 9.2 for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX, and Adobe Reader 8.1.7 and Acrobat 8.1.7 for Windows and Macintosh. These vulnerabilities could cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

Adobe recommends users of Adobe Reader 9.2 and Acrobat 9.2 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX update to Adobe Reader 9.3 and Acrobat 9.3. Adobe recommends users of Acrobat 8.1.7 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh update to Acrobat 8.2. For Adobe Reader users on Windows and Macintosh who cannot update to Adobe Reader 9.3, Adobe has provided the Adobe Reader 8.2 update. Updates apply to all platforms: Windows, Macintosh and UNIX.
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
Solution

Adobe Reader
Adobe Reader users on Windows, Macintosh and UNIX can find the appropriate update here:
http://get.adobe.com/reader.

Acrobat
Acrobat Standard and Pro users on Windows can find the appropriate update here:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Windows.

Acrobat Pro Extended users on Windows can find the appropriate update here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=158&platform=Windows.

Acrobat 3D users on Windows can find the appropriate update here:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=112&platform=Windows.

Acrobat Pro users on Macintosh can find the appropriate update here:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Macintosh.

Note: Support has ended for Adobe Reader 8.x on the UNIX platform, and Adobe Reader 7.x and Acrobat 7.x on Windows, Macintosh and UNIX platforms.
Severity rating

Adobe categorizes this as a critical update and recommends that users apply the update for their product installations.
Details

Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Reader 9.2 and Acrobat 9.2 for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX, and Adobe Reader 8.1.7 and Acrobat 8.1.7 for Windows and Macintosh. These vulnerabilities could cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

Adobe recommends users of Adobe Reader 9.2 and Acrobat 9.2 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX update to Adobe Reader 9.3 and Acrobat 9.3. Adobe recommends users of Acrobat 8.1.7 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh update to Acrobat 8.2. For Adobe Reader users on Windows and Macintosh who cannot update to Adobe Reader 9.3, Adobe has provided the Adobe Reader 8.2 update. Updates apply to all platforms: Windows, Macintosh and UNIX.

This update resolves a use-after-free vulnerability in Multimedia.api that could lead to code execution (CVE-2009-4324).
Note: There are reports that this issue is being actively exploited in the wild; the exploit targets Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.2 on Windows platforms.

This update resolves an array boundary issue in U3D support that could lead to code execution (CVE-2009-3953).
Note: This issue had been incorrectly identified as a previously fixed vulnerability (CVE-2009-2994) in the Metasploit framework.

This update resolves a DLL-loading vulnerability in 3D that could allow arbitrary code execution (CVE-2009-3954).

This update resolves a memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2009-3955).

This update mitigates a script injection vulnerability by changing the Enhanced Security default (CVE-2009-3956).

This update resolves a null-pointer dereference vulnerability that could lead to denial of service (CVE-2009-3957).

This update resolves a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Download Manager that could lead to code execution (CVE-2009-3958).

This update resolves an integer overflow vulnerability in U3D support that could lead to code execution (CVE-2009-3959).
Acknowledgements

Adobe would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for reporting the relevant issues and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers:

* Parvez Anwar via Secunia, and Felipe Andres Manzano a contributor with iSIGHT Partners Labs (CVE-2009-3953)
* Greg MacManus of iSIGHT Partners Labs (CVE-2009-3954)
* Code Audit Labs through iDefense's Vulnerability Contributor Program (CVE-2009-3955)
* stratsec (CVE-2009-3956)
* Didier Stevens (CVE-2009-3957)
* Will Dormann of CERT (CVE-2009-3958)
* Nicolas Joly of VUPEN Vulnerability Research Team (CVE-2009-3959)

Revisions

January 15, 2010 - Bulletin's Acknowledgements section updated.
January 12, 2010 - Bulletin released.