CVE-2009-2564 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2009-2564?

CVE-2009-2564 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader, published on 21 Jul 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NOS Microsystems getPlus Download Manager, as used in Adobe Reader 1.6.2.36 and possibly other versions, Corel getPlus Download Manager before 1.5.0.48, and possibly other products, installs NOS\bin\getPlus_HelperSvc.exe with insecure permissions (Everyone:Full Control), which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges by replacing getPlus_HelperSvc.exe with a Trojan horse program, as demonstrated by use of getPlus Download Manager within Adobe Reader. NOTE: within Adobe Reader, the scope of this issue is limited because the program is deleted and the associated service is not automatically launched after a successful installation and reboot.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2564?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Adobe Acrobat Reader, Corel Getplus Download Manager, Nos Microsystems Getplus Download Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2009-2564?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2564 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2009-2564 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-2564 exists.

Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.

Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat Reader

• CVE-2009-0927 Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2014-0511 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2014-0512 Security feature bypass in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2004-1152 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2004-1153 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0

All Adobe Acrobat Reader vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-9x38-fqhc-vfhf.