Signature Detail

SMTP: Adobe PDF JPXDecode Remote Code Execution

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat software. Attackers can send malicious PDF files through SMTP communication channel to victims or direct them to a hostile Web server, which if the victim interacts with these files or servers, can result in remote code execution on the victim's system.

Extended Description

Adobe Reader and Acrobat are prone to a memory-corruption vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code. Failed exploit attempts will likely cause denial-of-service conditions. This issue affects Reader and Acrobat 9.2 and prior versions. NOTE: This issue was previously covered in BID 37667 (Adobe Acrobat and Reader January 2010 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities), but has been given its own record to better document it.

Affected Products

• Adobe Acrobat 6.0.1
• Adobe Acrobat 7.0.9
• Adobe Acrobat 9.1.1
• Adobe Acrobat 9.2
• Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.0
• Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1
• Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1.1
• Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1.2
• Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1.3
• Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1.4
• Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1.6
• Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1.7
• Adobe Acrobat Professional 9
• Adobe Acrobat Professional 9.1
• Adobe Acrobat Professional 9.1.2
• Adobe Acrobat Professional 9.1.3
• Adobe Acrobat Professional 9.2
• Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.0
• Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.1
• Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.1.1
• Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.1.2
• Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.1.3
• Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.1.4
• Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.1.6
• Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.1.7
• Adobe Acrobat Standard 9
• Adobe Acrobat Standard 9.1
• Adobe Acrobat Standard 9.1.2
• Adobe Acrobat Standard 9.1.3
• Adobe Acrobat Standard 9.2
• Adobe Reader 6.0.1
• Adobe Reader 7.0.9
• Adobe Reader 8.0
• Adobe Reader 8.1
• Adobe Reader 8.1.1
• Adobe Reader 8.1.2
• Adobe Reader 8.1.3
• Adobe Reader 8.1.4
• Adobe Reader 8.1.5
• Adobe Reader 8.1.6
• Adobe Reader 8.1.7
• Adobe Reader 9
• Adobe Reader 9.1
• Adobe Reader 9.1.1
• Adobe Reader 9.1.2
• Adobe Reader 9.1.3
• Adobe Reader 9.2
• Nortel Networks CallPilot 1002Rp
• Nortel Networks CallPilot 1005R
• Nortel Networks CallPilot 200I
• Nortel Networks CallPilot 201I
• Nortel Networks CallPilot 600R
• Nortel Networks CallPilot 703T
• Nortel Networks Self-Service Media Processing Server
• Nortel Networks Self-Service MPS 1000
• Nortel Networks Self-Service MPS 500
• Nortel Networks Self-Service Peri Application
• Nortel Networks Self-Service Speech Server
• Red Hat Desktop Extras 3
• Red Hat Desktop Extras 4
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS Extras 3
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS Extras 4
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary 5 Client
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES Extras 3
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES Extras 4
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras 3
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras 4
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary 5 Server
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS Extras 3
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS Extras 4
• SuSE openSUSE 11.0
• SuSE openSUSE 11.1
• SuSE openSUSE 11.2
• SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2
• SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP3
• SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11

References

• BugTraq: 37757
• CVE: CVE-2009-3955