Zero-Day Advisory

Fortinet Discovers Denial of Service In Adobe Reader Annots.api Module

Summary

Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs has discovered a denial of service vulnerability in Adobe Reader Annots.api Module.

Solutions

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

Adobe.Acrobat.JS.Collab.DoS
Released Oct 09, 2009
Use the solution provided by Adobe.

References

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

• CVE-2009-2988

Acknowledgement

Zhenhua Liu and XiaoPeng Zhang 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.