Bug 651133 (CVE-2010-4091)

Summary:	CVE-2010-4091 acroread: remote DoS or possible arbitrary code execution via EScript.api plugin
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Vincent Danen <vdanen>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Version:	unspecified	CC:	ddumas, stransky
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Description Vincent Danen 2010-11-08 21:18:28 UTC

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures assigned an identifier CVE-2010-4091 to
the following vulnerability:

Name: CVE-2010-4091
URL: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-4091
Assigned: 20101025
Reference: EXPLOIT-DB:15419
Reference: URL: http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15419
Reference: FULLDISC:20101103 [0dayz] Acrobat Reader Memory Corruption Remote Arbitrary Code Execution
Reference: URL: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-11/0024.html
Reference: MISC: http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2010/11/potential-issue-in-adobe-reader.html
Reference: BID:44638
Reference: URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44638
Reference: SECUNIA:42095
Reference: URL: http://secunia.com/advisories/42095
Reference: VUPEN:ADV-2010-2890
Reference: URL: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2890
Reference: XF:adobe-reader-pdf-file-ce(62996)
Reference: URL: http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/62996

The EScript.api plugin in Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.4.0, 8.1.7, and
probably other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of
service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF
document that triggers memory corruption, involving the printSeps
function.  NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party
information.

Note: the linked Adobe blog posting provides some mitigation steps by utilizing the JavaScript Blacklist Framework, the steps for which are reproduced below:

1. Go to the Global Prefs file at:
    /Reader/GlobalPrefs/reader_prefs
2. Add the following line to the file:
    /JavaScriptPerms [/c << /BlackList [/t (Doc.printSeps) ] >> ]

Comment 1 errata-xmlrpc 2010-12-01 21:18:24 UTC

This issue has been addressed in following products:

  Extras for RHEL 4
  Extras for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  Extras for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Via RHSA-2010:0934 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0934.html