full-disclosure - Re: Memory corruption when loading/unloading Adobe objects through EMBED tag in Firefox

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Message-ID: <4AD51CD0.8040608@propergander.org.uk>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:35:28 +0100
From: mrx <mrx@...pergander.org.uk>
To: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: Memory corruption when loading/unloading
 Adobe objects through EMBED tag in Firefox

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No, I installed latest updates prior to testing.
They should be aware of this however considering what appear to be
striking similarities in the code base between Foxit and Adobe
readers, at least as far as shared bugs go.
If not they will be aware of this after they read the email I sent them.

MrX

Rohit Patnaik wrote:
> Has Foxit released an update for this?
>
> --Rohit Patnaik
>
> On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 6:40 PM, mrx <mrx@...pergander.org.uk> wrote:
>
>
> It would appear that Foxit reader version 3.1.1.0928 is also
> vulnerable to this memory corruption flaw.
> Foxit reader was also vulnerable to the JPEG2000/JBIG2 decoder bug.
>
> Makes me wonder how much code is common to both Adobes and Foxits PDF
> readers
>
> MrX
>
>
> Berend-Jan Wever wrote:
> >>> Adobe bulletin:
> >>> http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html
> >>>
> >>> Short description and repro case:
> >>>
> http://skypher.com/index.php/2009/10/13/memory-corruption-when-loadingunloading-adobe-objects-through-embed-tag-in-firefox/
> >>> Cheers,
> >>>
> >>> SkyLined
> >>> <
> http://skypher.com/index.php/2009/10/13/memory-corruption-when-loadingunloading-adobe-objects-through-embed-tag-in-firefox/
> >>> Berend-Jan Wever <berendjanwever@...il.com>
> >>> http://skypher.com/SkyLined
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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