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[SA37563] Adobe Illustrator Encapsulated Postscript Parsing Vulnerability

From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Thu Dec 03 2009 - 12:17:11 CST


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TITLE:
Adobe Illustrator Encapsulated Postscript Parsing Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA37563

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/37563/

DESCRIPTION:
pyrokinesis has discovered a vulnerability in Adobe Illustrator,
which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's
system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the parsing of
Encapsulated Postscript Files (.eps) and can be exploited to corrupt
memory when a user opens a specially crafted .eps file.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version CS3 13.0.0 and CS4 14.0.0.
Other versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Do not open files from untrusted sources.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Nine:Situations:Group::pyrokinesis

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_adobe_illuso.html

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