Vulnerability CVE-2009-2987 - CERT Civis.Net

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2009-2987 (CCN-53769)

Assigned:

2009-10-13

Published:

2009-10-13

Updated:

2018-10-30

Summary:

Unspecified vulnerability in an ActiveX control in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors.
Per: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html

This update resolves a remote denial of service issue in the ActiveX control specific to the Windows OS (CVE-2009-2987).
Solution

Per: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html

Adobe Reader

Adobe Reader users on Windows can find the appropriate update here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Windows.

Adobe Reader users on Macintosh can find the appropriate update here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Macintosh.

Adobe Reader users on UNIX can find the appropriate update here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Unix.

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.

CVSS v3 Severity:

5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Network Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): Low

CVSS v2 Severity:

4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.2 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Medium Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): Partial

4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.2 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Medium Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): Partial

Vulnerability Type:

Vulnerability Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2009-2987

Source: CCN
Type: SA40603
Oracle JRockit Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1023007
Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader Flaws Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Deny Service

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1023007

Source: CCN
Type: Sun Alert: 270669
Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader for Solaris 10 May Allow Execution of Arbitrary Code or Cause Denial of Service (DoS) - Adobe Security Bulletin APSB09-15

Source: CCN
Type: Adobe Product Security Bulletin APSB09-15
Security Advisory for Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 58907
Adobe Reader / Acrobat on Windows ActiveX Unspecified DoS

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
36638

Source: CCN
Type: BID-36638
RETIRED: Adobe Reader and Acrobat October 2009 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: BID-36680
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 'AcroPDF.dll' ActiveX Control Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: CERT
Type: Patch, US Government Resource
TA09-286B

Source: VUPEN
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
ADV-2009-2898

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
adobe-activex-dos(53769)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6274

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 9.1.3)

Configuration 2:

cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 9.1.3)

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:adobe:reader:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

AND

cpe:/o:sun:solaris:10::sparc:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable

Oval Definitions

Definition ID	Class	Title	Last Modified
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6274	V	Adobe Reader and Acrobat cause denial of service via unknown vectors	2013-08-12