CVE-2009-3459

acroread: heap overflow fix in version 8.1.7 (APSB09-15)

Published Oct 13, 2009 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 86.5% KEV · Listed
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Adobe reader
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-122
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2026-05-20T00:00:00+00:00', 'dueDate': '2026-06-03T00:00:00+00:00'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
adobe
Published
Updated
May 21, 2026, 3:55 AM
Reserved
Sep 29, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 13, 2009, 10:30 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:11 PM
Severity
Critical
Public date
Oct 8, 2009, 12:00 AM