HIGH: CVE-2009-3459 actively exploited — adobe acrobat

CVE: CVE-2009-3459

CVSS: 8.8 (3.1) — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: HIGH

Status: ✅ Confirmed exploited in the wild (CISA KEV)

Affected

• adobe acrobat
• adobe acrobat reader
• adobe reader

Summary

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.

Verified Sources

• NVD entry
• GitHub Advisory
• MITRE
• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

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

_Validated by the Lyrie Threat Intelligence Pipeline — 3 independent sources confirmed before publication. No speculation._