Fortinet Discovers Memory Corruption Vulnerability In Adobe Reader / Acrobat

Summary

Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs has discovered a memory corruption vulnerability In Adobe Reader / Acrobat.

Solutions

FortiGuard Labs released the following FortiGate IPS signature which covers this specific vulnerability:

Adobe.Reader.Acrobat.TrueType.Font.Handling.Memory.Corruption
Released May 31, 2009
Use the solution provided by Adobe.

Additional Information

A crash will sometimes occur when processing a TrueType font within the document, leading to memory corruption and allowing remote code execution.

Acknowledgement

Haifei Li of Fortinet's FortiGuard Global Security Research Team

IPS Subscription

Fortinet customers who subscribe to Fortinet's intrusion prevention (IPS) service should be protected against this vulnerability with the appropriate configuration parameters in place. Fortinet's IPS service is one component of FortiGuard Subscription Services, which also offer comprehensive solutions such as antivirus, Web content filtering and antispam capabilities. These services enable protection against threats on both application and network layers. FortiGuard Services are continuously updated by FortiGuard Labs, which enables Fortinet to deliver a combination of multi-layered security intelligence and true zero-day protection from new and emerging threats. These updates are delivered to all FortiGate, FortiMail and FortiClient products. Fortinet strictly follows responsible disclosure guidelines to ensure optimum protection during a threat's lifecycle.