VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2009-3459

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability86.65%
CISA KEVKnown exploited vulnerability
Published2009-10-13
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Known Exploited Vulnerability

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Vendor / product: Adobe / Acrobat and Reader

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
  • CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Primary references