CVE-2009-3459
8.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)
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.
Affected (6)
Products: Adobe: Acrobat, Acrobat Reader
Configuration B
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| From 7.0 to 7.1.4 |
Related CWEs
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
CWE-122
Heap-based Buffer Overflow
A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
References (25)
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Vendor AdvisoryBroken Link
Source: psirt@adobe.com
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken Link
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor AdvisoryBroken Link
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
US Government Resource
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