National Cyber Awareness System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-3958
Original release date:01/13/2010
Last revised:08/21/2010
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the NOS Microsystems getPlus Helper ActiveX control before 1.6.2.49 in gp.ocx in the Download Manager in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, and 8.x before 8.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified initialization parameters.
Description
Per: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html
a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Download Manager that could lead to code execution (CVE-2009-3958).
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
**NOTE: Access Complexity scored Low due to insufficient information
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA10-013A
Name: TA10-013A
US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#773545
Name: VU#773545
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: acrobat-reader-download-manager-bo(55556)
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2010-0103
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1023446
External Source: BID
Name: 37759
External Source: OVAL
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8455
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2010:008
References to Check Content
Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8455
Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
