CVE-2009-3431

acroread: Multiple DoS fixes in 8.1.7 (APSB09-15)

Published Sep 25, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 22.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
Stack consumption vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.1.3, 9.1.2, 9.1.1, and earlier 9.x versions; 8.1.6 and earlier 8.x versions; and possibly 7.1.4 and earlier 7.x versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a PDF file with a large number of [ (open square bracket) characters in the argument to the alert method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 6:31 AM
Reserved
Sep 25, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 25, 2009, 11:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:11 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Oct 13, 2009, 12:00 AM