CVE-2009-3459
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- Oct 13, 2009
- Updated
- May 21, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 29, 2009
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file that triggers memory corruption, as exploited in the wild in October 2009. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- 36983third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6534vdb-entrysignature
- TA09-286Bthird-party-advisory
- 1023007vdb-entry
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html
- 20091009 Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat Reader Remote Code Executionthird-party-advisory
- ADV-2009-2851vdb-entry
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=7300
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/10/adobe_reader_and_acrobat_issue_1.html
- 36600vdb-entry
- ADV-2009-2898vdb-entry
- adobe-reader-pdf-code-execution(53691)vdb-entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-3459government-resource
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