CVE-2009-3459
high · 8.8Actively exploitedOn the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Added 2026-05-20Remediation due 2026-06-03
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.
8.8
CVSS
86.6%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
100th
EPSS percentile
2009-10-13
Published
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-119CWE-122
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| adobe | acrobat | >= 7.0, < 7.1.4 |
| adobe | acrobat | >= 8.0, < 8.1.7 |
| adobe | acrobat | >= 9.0, < 9.2 |
| adobe | acrobat_reader | >= 7.0, < 7.1.4 |
| adobe | acrobat_reader | >= 8.0, < 8.1.7 |
| adobe | acrobat_reader | >= 9.0, < 9.2 |
Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.
References
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/10/adobe_reader_and_acrobat_issue_1.html
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=7300
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36983
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023007
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html
- http://www.iss.net/threats/348.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36600
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286B.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2851
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2898
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53691
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6534
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/10/adobe_reader_and_acrobat_issue_1.html
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=7300
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36983
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023007
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html
- http://www.iss.net/threats/348.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36600
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286B.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2851
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2898
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53691
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6534
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-3459
Query this programmatically:
curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2009-3459